Vsevolod Di từ Sutherland, South Africa

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2019-05-23 05:30

Phân Loại Phương Pháp Giải Bài Tập Vật Lí 12 (Tài Liệu Ôn Thi Tốt Nghiệp THPT Và Tuyển Sinh Đại Học, Cao Đẳng) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyễn Trọng Sửu

I'm particularly fond of Hennessy's writing, and this book is certainly no exception. It's a study of the office of Prime Minister (and First Lord of the Treasury) of Great Britain in the years since World War II. And while the subject matter doesn't seem like a topic that would interest a lot of people, Hennessy has taken a subject that is staggeringly large to contemplate and written a neat and very compact analysis that explores the roles and responsibilities of the premiership since 1945. The insight and input from a wide range of senior officials, politicians, and media people provide a running commentary on the evolution that has taken place over the years. Interestingly, Hennessy seems to take it as a mission to 'redeem' premiers that perhaps haven't been given the credit they deserve for their achievements in their time in office. He has quite a few kind words for Clement Attlee's seemingly unflappable outlook on governing, Sir Alec Douglas-Home's sense of duty and determination, Edward Heath's successful European entry negotiations, and Jim Callaghan's deep roots in the labour movement. But he's not above castigating a prime minister for serious flaws or failings -- he points out Anthony Eden's near-monomaniacal hatred of General Nasser and Harold Wilson's slapdash attempts to control inter-Cabinet squabbles as special examples of leadership problems. Even Winston Churchill is dismissed as having been too old and too steeped in wartime tradition to think that he could manage Britain at peace (leaving Korea and Indochina aside for the moment, that is). As for what he has to say about Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair...well, let's just say that he thinks their approaches to Cabinet government leave much to be desired. As a study of the premiership and as a person-by-person analysis of those who have held the office of First Lord of the Treasury since 1945, I can only say that this book is invaluable. Even if it's occasionally a little frustrating to look at the footnotes and see 'Private information' as the source for a really insightful comment or quotation, it's difficult to fault the breadth, depth, or quality of Hennessy's research. He's covered the bureaucracy (Whitehall), the security services (The Secret State), and now the premiership...one can only wonder where he'll go next.

Người đọc Vsevolod Di từ Sutherland, South Africa

Người dùng coi những cuốn sách này là thú vị nhất trong năm 2017-2018, ban biên tập của cổng thông tin "Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn" khuyến cáo rằng tất cả các độc giả sẽ làm quen với văn học này.