The Queen
- 816 pages
- 29 hours of reading
An updated edition of Ben Pimlott's classic biography of the Queen: `There is no better biography of Elizabeth II.' PETER HENNESSY, Independent on Sunday
Ben Pimlott Book order (chronological)
Ben Pimlott was a distinguished professor of modern British political history. He held significant academic positions, including professorships at Birkbeck College and leadership at Goldsmith's College. His expertise in contemporary history deeply informed his insightful perspectives on politics and society.
Combines scholarship and observations to illuminate the life and career of one of Britain's most controversial post-war statesmen. Harold Wilson held office as Prime Minister for longer than any other Labour leader, and longer than any other premier in peacetime apart from Mrs Thatcher.
Labour and the Left in the 1930s
- 262 pages
- 10 hours of reading
The 1930s was the decade of the Jarrow March and the International Brigade - the 'Red Decade' of literary imagination. Yet there has seldom been a time when the influence of the British Left has been at a lower ebb. Why was this? In this book Ben Pimlott suggests answers, and challenges established myths about left-wing politics during a crucial period. Pimlott's study is concerned with the relationship between ideas and political action. The author is interested in the distinction which can be drawn between 'expressive' and 'instrumental' approaches to political behaviour, and a central theme is that the 'expressive' politics of some sections of the Left had an ironic effect of hindering the achievement of widely shared goals.