{"product_id":"balfour-a-political-biography-paperback-9780521088817","title":"Balfour; A Political Biography (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521088817","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBalfour\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Political Biography\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis biography analyses the long political career of Arthur James Balfour (1848–1930).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSydney H. Zebel (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521088817, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 October 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e324 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.8 cm, 0.41 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis biography analyses the long political career of Arthur James Balfour (1848–1930), the Conservative politician who became the first Earl of Balfour. Professor Zebel stresses the extraordinary nature of Balfour's career, divided as it was into two specific periods. The first, dating from his entry into Parliament in 1874, and his rapid advancement as a result of family connections, comprised his period as Chief Secretary for Ireland in which he distinguished himself with his policy of 'killing Home Rule with kindness' - his leadership of the Unionists in the House of Commons, and his premiership from 1902 to 1905 in succession to his uncle, Lord Salisbury. The second, beginning in 1914, followed the period of political retirement which resulted from his party's defeat in the 1906 elections and his own loss of the party leadership in 1911. It was the more constructive.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Early Years 1848–1876\u003cbr\u003e 2. Apprenticeship in Politics - and Philosophy 1874–1880\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Fourth Party 1880–1885\u003cbr\u003e 4. The 'Great Man's Great Man' 1885–1887\u003cbr\u003e 5. 'The Smartest Irish Secretary' 1887–1891\u003cbr\u003e 6. Conservative Leader in Commons and Deputy-Premier 1891–1902\u003cbr\u003e 7. Prime Minister 1902–1905\u003cbr\u003e 8. Defeat and Repudiation 1906–1911\u003cbr\u003e 9. Eclipse - and Re-emergence 1912–1915\u003cbr\u003e 10. First Lord of the Admiralty 1915–1916\u003cbr\u003e 11. Foreign Secretary 1916–1919\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Elder Statesman 1920–1930.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006369681688,"sku":"9780521088817","price":41.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521088817i.jpg?v=1694969421","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/balfour-a-political-biography-paperback-9780521088817","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}