The Cambridge Companion to Winston Churchill

Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-1-108-79416-9
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 484 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 602 g

Reihe: Cambridge Companions to History

Viewed by some as the saviour of his nation, and by others as a racist imperialist, who was Winston Churchill really, and how has he become such a controversial figure? Combining the best of established scholarship with important new perspectives, this Companion places Churchill's life and legacy in a broader context. It highlights different aspects of his life and personality, examining his core beliefs, working practices, key relationships and the political issues and campaigns that he helped shape, and which in turn shaped him. Controversial subjects, such as area bombing, Ireland, India and Empire are addressed in full, to try and explain how Churchill has become such a deeply divisive figure. Through careful analysis, this book presents a full and rounded picture of Winston Churchill, providing much needed nuance and context to the debates about his life and legacy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Packwood, Allen

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figure; List of Contributors; Foreword Lord Boateng; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Who Was Winston Churchill? Allen Packwood; 1. Churchill's Contested History Warren Dockter and Allen Packwood; 2. The Inheritance of Winston Churchill David Lough; 3. Learning Lessons: Lieutenant Churchill and Military Intelligence Warren Dockter; 4. Churchill as a Writer and Orator Peter Clarke; 5. Churchill and Social Policy Peter Sloman; 6. Churchill, the 'Irish Question', and the Irish Niamh Gallagher; 7. Churchill's First World War Sean Lang; 8. Churchill, Art and Politics Barry Phipps; 9. Churchill's Economics Martin Daunton; 10. Churchill, The Roosevelts and Empire Piers Brendon; 11. Churchill, India and Race Kishan Rana; 12. Churchill's Campaign against Appeasement Gaynor Johnson; 13. Churchill as War Leader Allen Packwood; 14. Churchill and 'The Special Relationship' David Woolner; 15. Churchill as International Statesman David Reynolds; 16. Churchill and the Bombing Campaign Victoria Taylor; 17. The Influence of Clementine Churchill Sonia Purnell; 18. Churchill and 'The United States of Europe' Richard Toye; 19. Churchill's Indian Summer or Conservative Winter? H. Kumarasingham; Conclusion: Where next for Winston Churchill? Allen Packwood; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Packwood, Allen
Allen Packwood BA, MPhil (Cantab), is a Fellow of Churchill College at the University of Cambridge, and the Director of the Churchill Archives Centre. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and was awarded an OBE for services to archives and scholarship in the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours. His book, How Churchill Waged War, was published in 2018.