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Enoch Powell: Politics and Ideas in Modern Britain by Paul Corthorn (Hardcover, 2019)
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Best known for his notorious 'Rivers of Blood' speech in 1968 and his outspoken opposition to immigration, Enoch Powell was one of the most controversial figures in British political life in the second half of the twentieth century and a formative influence on what came to be known as Thatcherism. Telling the story of Powell's political life from the 1950s onwards, Paul Corthorn's intellectual biography goes beyond a fixation on the 'Rivers of Blood' speech to bring us a man who thought deeply about--and often took highly unusual (and sometimes apparently contradictory) positions on--the central political debates of the post-1945 era: rejecting the Cold War emphasis on the Anglo-American relationship (and at one stage going so far as to advocate the idea of an alliance with the Soviet Union); promoting free-market economics long before it was fashionable, while remaining a staunch defender of the National Health Service; vehemently opposing British membership of the European Community; arguing for the closer integration of Northern Ireland with the rest of the UK; and in the 1980s supporting unilateral nuclear disarmament. In the process, Powell emerges as more than just a deeply divisive figure but as a seminal political intellectual of his time. Paying particular attention to the revealing inconsistencies in Powell's thought and the significant ways in which his thinking changed over time, Corthorn argues that Powell's diverse campaigns can nonetheless still be understood as a coherent whole, if viewed as part of a long-running, and wide-ranging, debate set against the backdrop of the long-term decline in Britain's international, military, and economic position in the decades after 1945.Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press
ISBN-139780198747147
eBay Product ID (ePID)9046671913
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
Publication NameEnoch Powell: Politics and Ideas in Modern Britain
LanguageEnglish
SubjectArchaeology, Transportation, History
Publication Year2019
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Biographies & True Stories
AuthorPaul Corthorn
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height241 mm
Item Weight472 g
Item Width160 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorPaul Corthorn
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- 21 Jul, 2021
Very good.
Well written, easy to read. Each chapter is cogent and precise. For such a slim volume this is an accessible account of both Powell's thinking and a historical overview of significant events in post war Britain.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 18 Sep, 2019
Essential reading for anyone interested in modern British politics.
An excellent account of Powell's thinking.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 20 Oct, 2021
Fascinating
Humans are fascinating; especially gifted ones.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
