| Herbert Samuel - A Political Life Contributor(s): Wasserstein, Bernard (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0198226489 ISBN-13: 9780198226482 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $266.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1992 Annotation: Bernard Wasserstein assesses Samuel's importance in British politics and in the emergence of the state of Israel. This scholarly and readable biography, based on extensive research in all the available sources, provides a revealing portrait of a leading twentieth-century statesman. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Political - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 91023884 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.41" W x 9.57" (2.04 lbs) 444 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Herbert Samuel's extraordinarily long political career began in the age of Gladstone and ended in the era of Grimond. Wasserstein assesses the vital role played by Samuel in the survival of the Liberal Party and his part in translating that doctrine into legislation that laid the foundations of the welfare state. He played a central role in the history of Zionism, serving as first British High Commissioner in Palestine from 1920 to 1925. He returned to office in the National Government of 1931, and led the Liberal Party between 1931 and 1935. In later life Samuel established himself as a philosopher, a respected elder statesman, and a much admired broadcaster. Wasserstein's scholarly and readable biography, based on extensive research in all the available sources, provides a rounded portrait of a leading twentieth-century political figure. |