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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Choice Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     James, Lawrence, 1943-     Subjects     Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.     Prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography.     Statesmen -- Great Britain -- Biography.     Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1936-1945.     Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      James, Lawrence, 1943-       by title:      Churchill and empire...       by call number:      941.084 C563j     Search the Web     James, Lawrence, 1943-     Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.     Prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography.     Statesmen -- Great Britain -- Biography.     Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1936-1945.     Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.       MARC Display

Churchill and empire : portrait of an imperialist / Lawrence James. by James, Lawrence, 1943- Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2013. Call #: 941.084 C563j Subjects Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.   Prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography.   Statesmen -- Great Britain -- Biography.   Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1936-1945.   Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 20th century. ISBN:  9780297869146 (hc.) 0297869140 (hc.) Description:  viii, 452 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm Notes:  Subtitle from cover. Maps on lining pages Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages [391]-432) and index. Summary:  "A biography focusing on Winston Churchill's relationship with the British Empire. As a young army officer in the late 19th century, his first experience of the Empire was serving in conflicts in India, South Africa and the Sudan. His attitude was the stereotypical Victorian paternalistic one -- a combination of feeling responsible and feeling superior. Conscious even then of his political career ahead, Churchill's natural benevolence towards the Empire was occasionally overruled for political reasons, and he found himself reluctantly supporting -- or at least not publicly condemning -- British atrocities. As a politician he consistently relied on the Empire for support during crises, but was angered by any demands for nationalisation. He held what many would regard today as racist views, in that he felt that some nationalities were superior to others, but he didn't regard those positions as fixed. This outmoded attitude was one of the reasons the British voters rejected him after a Second World War in which - it was universally felt - he had led the country brilliantly. His attitude remained Victorian in a world that was shaping up very differently. However, it would be a mistake to consider Churchill merely as an anachronistic soldier. He grasped the problems of the Cold War immediately, believing that immature nations prematurely given independence would be more likely to be sucked into the vortex of Communism"--Provided by publisher. Genre:  Biographies. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Biography 941.084 C563j Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Biography 941.084 C563j Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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