Foreword by Lord Boateng Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Conclusion: Where Next for Winston Churchill? / Allen Packwood. Churchill's Contested History / Warren Dockter and Allen Packwood -- The Inheritance of Winston Churchill / David Lough -- Learning Lessons: Lieutenant Churchill and Military Intelligence / Warren Dockter -- Churchill as a Writer and Orator / Peter Clarke -- Churchill and Social Policy / Peter Sloman -- Churchill, the 'Irish Question' and the Irish / Niamh Gallagher -- Churchill's First World War / Sean Lang -- Churchill, Art and Politics / Barry Phipps -- Churchill's Economics / Martin Daunton -- Churchill, the Roosevelts and Empire / Piers Brendon -- Churchill, India and Race / Kishan S. Rana -- Churchill's Campaign against Appeasement / Gaynor Johnson -- Churchill as War Leader / Allen Packwood -- Churchill, The English-Speaking Peoples and 'The Special Relationship' / David B. Woolner -- Churchill as International Statesman / David Reynolds -- Churchill and the Bombing Campaign / Victoria Taylor -- The Influence of Clementine Churchill / Sonia Purnell -- Churchill and the 'United States of Europe' / Richard Toye -- Indian Summer or Conservative Winter? Churchill's Final Fall from Power / H. Kumarasingham -- Conclusion: Where Next for Winston Churchill? / Allen Packwood.
Summary:
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.
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