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The Rise of Labour and the Fall of Empire: The Memoirs of William Hare, Fifth Earl of Listowel

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Rise of Labour and the Fall of Empire: The Memoirs of William Hare, Fifth Earl of Listowel
Authors and Contributors      Edited by H. Kumarasingham
SeriesCamden Fifth Series
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:352
Dimensions(mm): Height 223,Width 144
Category/GenreBritish and Irish History
Colonialism and imperialism
Second world war
ISBN/Barcode 9781108487610
ClassificationsDewey:941.085092
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 4 July 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

William Francis Hare (1906-1997), fifth Earl of Listowel, witnessed some of the most remarkable events in twentieth-century British history. Joining a small band of Labour supporters in the House of Lords in 1932 and later holding senior ministerial posts under Attlee he was at the forefront of Labour politics for over sixty years. Upon his death in 1997 he was the longest serving member of both the House of Lords and the Privy Council. Devoted to social democracy, 'Billy' Listowel was often a critical activist, including during the fall of Republican Spain, and as an eye witness on the calamitous road to the Second World War. His role as the last Secretary of State for India and Burma put him at the centre of the climactic end of Britain's Indian Empire and subsequent decolonisation. This volume presents his memoirs, charting the Rise of Labour and the Fall of Empire.