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Lädt ... Mein Weg: Autobiographie (2010)von Tony Blair
   Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.  ThomasK | Oct 1, 2011 | 
 När Tony Blair summerar sin politiska karriär berättar han öppet och energiskt om maktspelet i Labourpartiet och sina alkoholvanor. Svårare får han att förklara invasionen i Irak. Maria Schottenius har läst Blairs memoarer.  But since that is what he thinks, he is right to say it. The book is redeemed by such truths. Blair has a world view and is unafraid to describe it, bigger and bolder than anyone else. You can say he was mad. You can say he was a flawed genius. But you can't say he didn't matter. By fighting so hard to transform his party, whether from genuine conviction or pragmatic calculation, Mr. Blair achieved, he believes, the long-sought aim of making Labour the "natural party of governance." "A Journey" provides a priceless glimpse into the mind of the man who devoted himself to that transformation—and who stood by America in some of its darkest recent hours. All these years and political miles later, the man — hailed by The Observer as “one of the most electorally successful and effective party leaders of all time” — remains a curiously opaque figure. And the self-portrait that emerges from his new memoir, “A Journey: My Political Life,” is very much that of a man without a shadow. Prestigeträchtige Auswahlen
Tony Blair is a politician who defines our times. His emergence as Labour Party leader in 1994 marked a seismic shift in British politics. Within a few short years, he had transformed his party and rallied the country behind him, becoming prime minister in 1997 with the biggest victory in Labour's history, and bringing to an end eighteen years of Conservative government. He took Labour to a historic three terms in office as Britain's dominant political figure of the last two decades. In this firsthand account, he describes his role in shaping our recent history, from the aftermath of Princess Diana's death to the War on Terror. He explores the challenges of leadership, and the ramifications of standing up, clearly and forcefully, for what one believes in. He also looks ahead, to emerging power relationships and economies, addressing the vital issues and complexities of our global world --Résumé de l'éditeur. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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 Google Books — Lädt ...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)941.0859092History and Geography Europe British Isles Historical periods of British Isles 1837- Period of Victoria and House of Windsor 1945-1999 1990-1995Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt: (3.38)
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Jedenfalls ist dieses Buch sehr gut in der Lage, einen Einblick in das Wirken eines Prime Ministers zu gewähren. Mit oftmals beträchtlicher Selbstironie und zuweilen durchaus kritischer Betrachtung des eigenen Handelns führt Blair durch die Fährnisse der britischen Innenpolitik wie auch durch die komplexen Beziehungen der internationalen Politik. New Labour, die langwierige Auseinandersetzung (im neutralen wie auch im negativen Sinne des Wortes) mit Gordon Brown, der Krieg im Irak und dabei das Zusammenwirken mit George Bush sind nur einige wenige der Themen.
Kurz, eine sehr gute Autobiographie eines sehr bemerkenswerten Politikers. (