John Ramsden Knihy

Monumentální dílo, na němž se pod vedením sedmi věhlasných britských historiků a politologů a hlavního editora Johna Ramsdena podílelo přes sto autorů (historiků, politologů, sociologů, ekonomů, žurnalistů i někdejších aktivních politiků), mapuje osobnosti i události minulého století spojené s Velkou Británií. Obsahuje portréty významných i méně známých politiků pohybujících se na poli mezinárodním i ve sféře komunální, neopomíjí vládní ani veřejnou administrativu, politické strany, legislativu, významné mezníky jako volby, mezinárodní i domácí politické krize a také veškeré zásadní dokumenty a manifesty včetně novin a časopisů. Publikace provede čtenáře stoletím, na jehož počátku ještě stály imperiální výboje, královna Viktorie, lord Salisbury a búrská válka a jehož konec je spjat se snahami o evropskou integraci a se jménem Tonyho Blaira. Oxfordský průvodce britskou politikou 20. století, určený odborníkům i široké veřejnosti, informuje ve více než třech tisícovkách hesel o všem podstatném, co se od sklonku viktoriánské éry po vstup do nového tisíciletí ve Velké Británii či v souvislosti s ní událo.

The book offers a unique and insightful exploration of Winston Churchill's life following World War II, focusing on the evolution of his fame and the shaping of his legacy. It delves into how his reputation transformed over time, providing a critical analysis from one of Britain's prominent political writers. This portrait reveals the complexities of Churchill's character and the impact of his actions on his enduring status in history.

The Times decided in 1891 that 'Germany does not excite in any class among us the slightest feeling of distrust or antipathy' - the zenith of a century in which Britons admired German culture and our monarchy was closely involved with Germany royalty. Yet twenty-five years later began the era of world wars in which Britain and Germany were twice pitted against each other. After 1945, it seemed that Britain would learn to co-exist on happier terms with newly democratic Germany, yet persistent memories of 1940 have slowed that process, hesitations reinforced by the showing of war films on television, chants on the terraces, and populist tabloid gibes. John Ramsden's groundbreaking book looks at every aspect of Anglo-German relations for the last 100 years: from the wars themselves to how they have been seen by the tabloids as re-enacted in subsequent football matches. And he askes 'What is the British problem with Germany?' As Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin once said 'I tries 'ard, but I 'ates 'em'.

This is a detailed political review of the three centuries of modern British history from the Glorious Revolution to Margaret Thatcher. The vast mass of scholarly research that continues to appear on these years has made an up-to-date study of this sort -- which combines synthesis and analysis in a single account -- a timely undertaking. This is an avowedly political history, with as much economic and social content as is needed to understand the context in which Britain's political life evolved.

John Ramsden's fascinating, entertaining history of eleven great poets who made significant contributions to economic theory and practice, from Shelley to Hilaire Belloc and John Ruskin.