Clement Attlee
Subtitle: the man who made modern Britain
By: John Bew
Contributors: Bew, John
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 670
ISBN-13: 9780190203405
Subjects: Politics and government; Prime ministers; Labour Party (Great Britain); Biography
Work titles: Citizen Clem
Notes: Originally published as Citizen Clem.  London : Riverrun, 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Patriot, citizen, soldier, 1889-1918; title: Introduction: the red flag; title: With apologies to Rudyard Kipling; title: News from nowhere; title: The soldier; title: Part II. The making of a politician, 1918-1931; title: Looking backward; title: Building Jerusalem; title: Fame is the spur; title: Part III. Albion's troubles, 1931-1940; title: The Bullion family; title: The anti-Cromwell; title: The Major Attlee company and the clenched-fist salute; title: A word to Winston; title: Part IV. Finest hour, 1940-1945; title: All behind you, Winston; title: The hunting of the snark; title: The invisible man; title: Part V. New Jerusalem, New Deal, 1945-1947; title: To hope till hope creates; title: English traits, American problems; title: The British New Deal; title: Empire into commonwealth; title: Part VI. After New Jerusalem, 1948-1955; title: In Barchester all is not well; title: Taxis, teeth and hospital beds; title: The pilgrim's progress; title: Part VII. Mission's end, 1955-1967; title: Few thought he was even a starter; title: Epilogue: the promised land.