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Michael Young

Social Entrepreneur

Michael Young( )
Author: Briggs, Asa
Briggs, A.
ISBN:978-1-349-41207-5
Publication Date:Jan 2001
Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan Limited
Imprint:Palgrave Macmillan
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $159.99
Book Description:

Michael Young is one of the key figures in British twentieth century history. Focusing on family, community and social change, he has cascaded ideas, in the process coining new words, like 'meritocracy'. He has also initiated or played a major role in creating new and well-known organisations. These include the Consumers' Association, the Open University, and the National and International Extension Colleges. In 1945 he drafted the Labour Party's successful election manifesto Let Us...
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Book Details
Pages:413
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.5 x 8.5 x 0.98 Inches
Book Weight:1.225 Pounds
Author Biography
Briggs, Asa (Author)
Asa Briggs was born in Keighley, England on May 7, 1921. He received a BA in history and a BSc in economics from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1941. During World War II, he worked at Bletchley Park, the Buckinghamshire country house devoted to cracking German wartime codes. He taught at several universities including the London School of Economics; Worcester College, Oxford; Leeds University; the University of Sussex; and Open University.

He wrote several non-fiction works including The Age of Improvement, Victorian People, Victorian Cities, Victorian Things, and a five-volume history of British broadcasting. His last two books were the autobiographies entitled Secret Days and Special Relationships. He died on March 15, 2016 at the age of 94.

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