Denis Healey |
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| Author:
| Pearce, Edward |
| ISBN: | 978-0-316-85894-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2002 |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group Limited
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| Imprint: | Little Brown GBR |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $65.00 |
Book Description:
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As Chancellor in 1974-1979, Denis Healey met Britain's second greatest financial crisis of the century, faced a crashing currency and a visitation of the IMF, and brought the country through with a strengthened currency. Inside the Labour Party, he fought Tony Benn--nominally for the deputy leadership, actually for the party's survival as a national force. In this biography, Edward Pearce argues that Healey, a man of intellect and great culture, retains the qualities of the...
More Description As Chancellor in 1974-1979, Denis Healey met Britain's second greatest financial crisis of the century, faced a crashing currency and a visitation of the IMF, and brought the country through with a strengthened currency. Inside the Labour Party, he fought Tony Benn--nominally for the deputy leadership, actually for the party's survival as a national force. In this biography, Edward Pearce argues that Healey, a man of intellect and great culture, retains the qualities of the soldier he once was--loyalty, bravery, and the ability to face crisis with courage, stamina, and humor.