{"product_id":"sir-john-brunner-radical-plutocrat-1842-1919-paperback-9780521085649","title":"Sir John Brunner; Radical Plutocrat 1842–1919 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521085649","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSir John Brunner\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRadical Plutocrat 1842–1919\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSir John Brunner, the son of a Swiss schoolmaster who settled in England, was co-founder of Brunner, Mond and Company.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephen E. Koss (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521085649, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 14 October 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.5 x 13.9 x 1.9 cm, 0.46 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\"\u003eSir John Brunner, the son of a Swiss schoolmaster who settled in England, was co-founder of Brunner, Mond and Company, one of the great English chemical firms of the nineteenth century and the predecessor of ICI. Always interested in politics, Brunner entered Parliament after his industrial activities had already won for him a reputation as the `Chemical Croesus'. Unlike most wealthy men of his time, he was a staunch supporter of the Liberal Party and a patron of its Radical causes: Irish Home Rule, disestablishment, land reform, welfare legislation, and naval disarmament. He achieved prominence and wide influence in politics, though never Cabinet rank, and presided over the National Liberal Federation in the crucial years before and during the First World War. Although Brunner was a paternalistic employer opposing socialism, one of his last political gestures was his support of a Labour candidate in the 'coupon' election of 1918. Professor Koss' study is based on a wide range of research, including extensive use of letters and other papers in the possession of the Brunner family.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. A nonconformist youth\u003cbr\u003e 2. Captain of industry\u003cbr\u003e 3. Chamberlain man\u003cbr\u003e 4. A brief and troubled Parliament\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Northwich by-election, 1887\u003cbr\u003e 6. Remember Mitchelstown\u003cbr\u003e 7. The socialist challenge\u003cbr\u003e 8. From Gladstone to Campbell-Bannerman\u003cbr\u003e 9. Reaction and revival\u003cbr\u003e 10. Peace, retrenchment and reform\u003cbr\u003e 11. Keeper of the faith\u003cbr\u003e 12. The death of a Liberal.\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":45908865581336,"sku":"9780521085649","price":41.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521085649i.jpg?v=1694969343","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/sir-john-brunner-radical-plutocrat-1842-1919-paperback-9780521085649","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}