Kingsley Martin (1897–1969)
Autor(a) de French liberal thought in the eighteenth century; a study of political ideas from Bayle to Condorcet
About the Author
Obras por Kingsley Martin
French liberal thought in the eighteenth century; a study of political ideas from Bayle to Condorcet (1962) 39 exemplares
New Statesman Profiles 9 exemplares
The triumph of Lord Palmerston; a study of public opinion in England before the Crimean War (1924) 9 exemplares
The magic of the British monarchy 2 exemplares
The Dyason lectures, 1958 1 exemplar
Propaganda's harvest 1 exemplar
Fascism, democracy and the press 1 exemplar
The British public and the general strike 1 exemplar
Thomas Paine 1 exemplar
H.G. Wells : a comprehensive bibliography 1 exemplar
The Crown and the Establishment 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Alger Hiss, Whittaker Chambers, and the Schism in the American Soul (2002) — Contribuidor — 25 exemplares
What Labour Could Do : Six Essays Based on Lectures Prepared for the Fabian Society / Lord Latham [And Others] (1945) — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1897
- Data de falecimento
- 1969
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- Local de nascimento
- London, England, UK
- Local de falecimento
- Cairo, Egypt
- Locais de residência
- London, England, UK
- Educação
- Mill Hill School, London, England, UK
Cambridge University (Magdelene College) - Ocupações
- journalist
- Organizações
- New Statesman
Friends' Ambulance Unit (WWI)
Membros
Críticas
Father Figures por Kingsley Martin
This is the first part of a two-part autobiography by the longtime editor of The New Statesman, and more or less discusses the influences on him growing up. I didn't find this quite as interesting as the second part, which covers the period of his editorship, but there is a fair amount of interest in the portraits he draws, particularly of his father.
Autobiographical musings by the long-time editor of the New Statesman and Nation, with an emphasis on his experiences in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Some of it is quite interesting -- I enjoyed the references to Sir David Low, the great cartoonist, and there are some funny illustrations by Low in the book -- but I do get the sometimes uncanny feeling that Martin is wiggling a bit over his treatment of Russia, and tries a bit too hard to justify himself over his actions in the 30s. As did quite a few during the time.… (mais)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 22
- Also by
- 2
- Membros
- 150
- Popularidade
- #138,700
- Avaliação
- 3.4
- Críticas
- 6
- ISBN
- 13