Keith Joseph

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"Sets a new standard for political biography. Exhaustively rcscarchcd and covering every aspect of the career of this at once confcssional and elusive personality, it will surely be the standard work on the subject for many years to come." -John Gray, New Statesman
"An excellent book about one ofthe stranger political careers of modern times . . . they succeed in bringing out the charm and attraction of a politician who dared to believe that ideas are the most potent forces in life." - Anthony Howard, Suiiday Times
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"A beautifully proportioned work, sound in its judgements and psychologically acute. It consdtutcs a major contribution to contemporary histoiy one ofthe best biographies indeed of recent years." - Vernon Bogdanor, Times Higher Educational Supplement
"Scholarly and percipient. . . essential reading for all students of reccnt Conservative history. This admirable biography has done him full justice it is unlikely to be replaced for many years." - Robert Blake,... Tovább

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"Sets a new standard for political biography. Exhaustively rcscarchcd and covering every aspect of the career of this at once confcssional and elusive personality, it will surely be the standard work on the subject for many years to come." -John Gray, New Statesman
"An excellent book about one ofthe stranger political careers of modern times . . . they succeed in bringing out the charm and attraction of a politician who dared to believe that ideas are the most potent forces in life." - Anthony Howard, Suiiday Times
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"A beautifully proportioned work, sound in its judgements and psychologically acute. It consdtutcs a major contribution to contemporary histoiy one ofthe best biographies indeed of recent years." - Vernon Bogdanor, Times Higher Educational Supplement
"Scholarly and percipient. . . essential reading for all students of reccnt Conservative history. This admirable biography has done him full justice it is unlikely to be replaced for many years." - Robert Blake, Times Literary Supplement
"A solid and well-organized account, based on meticulous research, whether in printed, archival or oral sources. The whole story is in need of the tempered revision it receives from Denham and Garnett." - Peter Clarke, London Review of Books
Hailed by Margaret Thatcher as the founder of modern Conservatism, Keith Joseph (1918-94) is commonly ranked among the most influential polidcians ofthe late-twentieth century. A hugely complex and enigmatic figure, Joseph was almost unique among Mrs Thatcher's senior ministers in refusing to write his own memoirs. Andrew Denham and Mark Garnett's acclaimed biography has finally filled this gap in Conservative Party history. It provides not only a detailed picturc of a career littered with controversy but also a major study of the role of ideas in politics. For a full understanding ofthe nature of contemporary Bridsh polidcs it is essential reading. Vissza