Bibliograph

Joseph Chamberlain, International Statesman, National Leader, Local Icon, edited by Ian Cawood, Chris Upton

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Joseph Chamberlain, International Statesman, National Leader, Local Icon, edited by Ian Cawood, Chris Upton

Language

eng

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Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Joseph Chamberlain

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

946358148

Responsibility statement

edited by Ian Cawood, Chris Upton

Series statement

Springer eBooks.

Sub title

International Statesman, National Leader, Local Icon

Summary

Winston Churchill described Joseph Chamberlain as 'the man who made the weather' for twenty years in British politics between the 1880s and the 1900s. This volume contains contributions on every aspect of Chamberlain's career, including international and cultural perspectives hitherto ignored by his many biographers. It breaks his career into three aspects: his career as an international statesman, defender of British interests and champion of imperial federation; his role as a national leader, opposing Gladstone's crusade for Irish home rule by forming an alliance with the Conservatives, campaigning for social reform and finally advocating a protectionist economic policy to promote British business; and the aspect for which he is still celebrated in his adopted city, as the provider of sanitation, gas lighting, clean water and cultural achievement for Birmingham - a model of civic regeneration that still inspires modern politicians such as Michael Heseltine, Tristram Hunt and David Willetts.--, Provided by publisher

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