Author: LEAPMAN, MICHAEL
Title: Kinnock
Description: London, Unwin Hyman. 1987, First Edition. (ISBN: 0044400063). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine uninscribed copy with Fine complete dustjacket. A biography of Neil Kinnock who was elected leader in 1983 of the party, which was soon engulfed in problems from a miners' strike, rebellion by local councils and the rise of the 'Loony Left'. Yet by 1987 Labour was regularly achieving 38% in opinion polls and from a party split by disputes between right and left, Kinnock had welded together a force with a real chance of coming to power. The author has followed Kinnock's career, interviewed associates, advisers, friends and enemies and constructs a vivid and exciting analysis of his skill and purpose, a compelling study of the man. NOT EX LIB C3B. Fine/Fine.

Keywords: Labour Party 0044400063


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