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1	The Blair Effect: The Blair Government 1997-2001 more books like this by Anthony Seldon (Editor) add to wishlist THE BLAIR EFFECT is a collection of authoritative and (reasonably) unpartisan commentaries on the first administration of Tony Blair as it approaches a General Election. The authors demonstrate that it is possible to write contemporary history about even the most recent past in an accessible yet scrupulously objective manner. How much has changed ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $16.61! \| first editions
2	Britain Under Thatcher more books like this by Anthony Seldon, Daniel Collings add to wishlist This concise, accessible, and balanced historical analysis of the Thatcher years and their consequences analyzes many controversial aspects of Margaret Thatcher's premiership, including the Falklands War, the miner's strike, bitter relations with Europe and the ill-fated poll tax. Books in this Seminar Studies in History series bridge the gap ... see all copies from $3.95! new only from $12.98! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Blair Effect 2001-5 more books like this by Anthony Seldon (Editor), Dennis Kavanagh (Editor) add to wishlist Tony Blair's strong start to his third term, with his role in capturing the Olympic Games for Britain, his statesman-like handling of the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on London, his promise of a new start to the European Union and his leadership of the G8 summit at Gleneagles, has brought his relatively lacklustre second term into sharp ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.42! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Blair Unbound more books like this by Anthony Seldon add to wishlist The first volume of Anthony Seldon's riveting and definitive life of Tony Blair was published to great acclaim in 2004. Now, as the Labour Party and the country get used to the idea of a new leader and a new Prime Minister, Seldon delivers the most complete, authoritative and compelling account yet of the Blair premiership. Picking up the story in ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $7.64! \| SVS
5	Blair's Britain, 1997-2007 more books like this by Anthony Seldon (Editor) add to wishlist Tony Blair has dominated British political life for more than a decade. Like Margaret Thatcher before him, he has changed the terms of political debate and provoked as much condemnation as admiration. At the end of his era in power, this book presents a wide-ranging overview of the achievements and failures of the Blair governments. Bringing ... see all copies from $4.45! new only from $4.45! \| SVS
6	Consensus Politics from Attlee to Major more books like this by Dennis Kavanagh, Peter Morris, Anthony Seldon (Preface by) add to wishlist British politics from the end of the Second World War until the rise of Thatcherism was characterized by the practice of consensus. In 1979 Margaret Thatcher proclaimed, "it must be a conviction government" - a view incompatible with consensus as a style of governing - and set about challenging the shared assumptions of the previous three decades. ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $37.12! \| SVS
7	Government and Economies in the Postwar World: Economic Policies and Comparative Performance 1945-85 more books like this by Anthony Seldon (Editor), Andrew Graham (Editor) add to wishlist The chance to begin anew seldom occurs. Yet the nearly complete breakdown of the world economy between 1939 and 1945, together with the dominant position of the United States at the end of the war, provided just this opportunity. A new international economic order was built on the ruins of the old. How this happened - and the role of ... see all copies from $26.34! new only from $50.59! \| SVS
8	Blair by Anthony Seldon add to wishlist Rejecting the constraints of formal biography, Anthony Seldon has produced a profile of the Prime Minister that rewrites the bibliography of Blair studies. Focusing on the interplay between the key episodes of his life and career and the key personalities with whom he has surrounded himself, it assesses the Blair psychology in all its forms and ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $18.28!
9	New Labour, Old Labour: The Wilson and Callaghan Governments 1974-1979 more books like this by Anthony Seldon add to wishlist How does New Labour compare with old Labour? What can we learn about the current Government by looking at its predecessor? How does New Labour interpret the record of old Labour in power? We are constantly told that New Labour forms an historic departure from the traditions of the Labour Party. This book, written by a distinguished selection of ... see all copies from $29.00! new only from $43.89! \| SVS
10	The Conservative Party by Anthony; Snowdon Seldon, Peter add to wishlist Now going through one of its characteristic periods of soul-searching and identity-questioning, the Conservative Party is Britain's most successful political party. For large parts of modern British history it has been the dominant party, though it has always suffered from internal division and there have been periods of defeat. Like all ... see all copies from $13.20! new only from $13.20! \| first editions
11 view cover	10 Downing Street : the illustrated history more books like this by Anthony Seldon, Mark Fiennes add to wishlist The black shiny door of 10 Downing Street is perhaps the best known entrance in Britain, possibly even in the world. Yet how many people know what really lurks on the other side of that famous exterior, or indeed, who built it? In this exclusive new book, Dr Anthony Seldon tells us the history behind Number 10, from its construction in the ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $73.78! \| first editions
12 view cover	Major: A Political Life more books like this by Anthony Seldon add to wishlist John Major granted Anthony Seldon unique access to write the first complete account of his life and work. It ends with the results of the 1997 general election and its immediate aftermath. Seldon has had a succession of meetings with Major, and has also interviewed more than 300 people close to him. Civil servants have been encouraged to give off ... see all copies from $1.99! SVS
13	Churchill's Indian Summer: The Conservative Government, 1951-55 more books like this by Anthony Seldon add to wishlist see all copies from $42.01! first editions
14 view cover	The powers behind the Prime Minister : the hidden influence of Number Ten more books like this by Dennis Kavanagh, Anthony Seldon add to wishlist How many people know what lies on the other side of the door to 10 Downing Street, or indeed, who built the building? Providing a portrait of the centre of a British Prime Minister's power, this book contains revelatory material on the private behaviour of many of the 20th century's political leaders, as well as an anlysis of how successive Prime ... see all copies from $2.53! first editions
15 view cover	Celebrating Strengths: Building Strengths-Based Schools more books like this by Jennifer M Fox Eades, Anthony Seldon (Foreword by) add to wishlist A strengths-based school is one where the focus is primarily on strengths, not weaknesses, where teachers and pupils aim not to be 'OK, ' but to excel. Celebrating Strengths combines the latest research from positive psychology with two ancient teaching methods, oral story telling and community celebration, to bring the concept of the strengths ... see all copies from $23.50! new only from $23.50! \| SVS
16	UK political parties since 1945 more books like this by Anthony Seldon, Gerard Daly add to wishlist see all copies from $2.53!
17	By Word of Mouth: Elite Oral History more books like this by Anthony Seldon add to wishlist see all copies from $20.00!
18	Ruling Performance more books like this by Anthony Seldon (Editor), Peter Hennessy (Editor) add to wishlist The election of Clement Attlee in 1945 proved to be one of the landmarks in British political history, and the four decades since then have seen a fascinating variety of styles of government. In "Ruling Performance" a group of scholars, journalists and politicians assess the characteristics of each administration and the style of each prime ... see all copies from $1.99!
19	The Labour Party Since 1945 more books like this by Eric Shaw, Anthony Seldon (Preface by) add to wishlist This book provides a critical overview of the changing Labour Party in postwar Britain. Adopting a thematic approach within a structured, chronological framework, the book revolves around one central question: what has the Party been about and what specific objectives has it striven to realize? The author examines the so-called transformation from ... see all copies from $9.15! new only from $114.44!
20 view cover	The Foreign Office : an illustrated history of the place and its people more books like this by Anthony Seldon add to wishlist Dr Anthony Seldon tells the history of this world-famous institution, and takes us on a guided tour of the building. The book contains 200 exclusive photographs of the interiors specially commissioned from a leading architectural photographer. The story of the Foreign Office is inextricably linked to that of the rise and fall of the British Empire ... see all copies from $69.57! first editions
21 view cover	The Powers Behind the Prime Minister: The Hidden Influence of Number Ten more books like this by Anthony Seldon, Dennis Kavanagh add to wishlist How many people know what lies on the other side of the door to 10 Downing Street, or indeed, who built the building? Providing a portrait of the centre of a British Prime Minister's power, this book contains revelatory material on the private behaviour of many of the 20th century's political leaders, as well as an anlysis of how successive Prime ... see all copies from $2.84! new only from $18.55! \| first editions
22	Contemporary History more books like this by Anthony Seldon add to wishlist Contemporary history presents historians with particularly difficult methodological problems, as it offers a wealth of source material denied to those engaging with earlier periods. But how reliable is material taken from the press of interviews, private papers or statistical surveys, and how should it be used? How can contemporary history be ... see all copies from $29.95! first editions
23	Conservative Century: The Conservative Party Since 1900 more books like this by Anthony Seldon (Editor), Stuart Ball (Editor) add to wishlist The Conservative Party has been the dominant force in twentieth-century British politics. This is a systematic survey of the history of the Conservative Party from 1900 to John Major's election victory of 1992. The team of expert contributors includes both historians and political scientists. see all copies from $108.99!
24 view cover	Blair by Anthony Seldon add to wishlist When Tony Blair entered Downing Street on 2 May 1997 Britain seemed a different place. On that brilliant spring day the country suddenly appeared fresher, brighter -- a marked contrast to the greyness of the dog days of the Major government. That early optimism was in large part a reaction to the personality of Blair himself. The acceptable face ... see all copies from $5.64! new only from $5.64!
25	Brave New City: Brighton & Hove, Past, Present, Future by Anthony Seldon add to wishlist see all copies from $6.55!

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