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Gammel krone for en ny tid
I Gammel krone for en ny tid følger Richard Herrmann det britiske samfunnet fra dronning Victorias død til Margaret Thatcher. Med utgangspunkt i livet i og rundt Buckingham Palace tas leseren med inn i politikk og samfunnsliv i et imperium som langsomt går mot sin oppløsning. Gjennom to verdenskriger, krakk, nedgangstider og ny optimisme følger vi fremveksten av det moderne demokrati, arbeiderbevegelsens oppmarsj og omorganiseringen av det moderne samveldet.
Det starter i den edwardianske tidsalderens løsslupne utlufting etter et victoriansk hundreår, og fortsetter med et kongehus som under skiftende regjeringer og politiske vinder må tilpasse seg en ny tid. Skandalen rundt Mrs. Simpson og abdikasjonen, the Battle of Britain og etterkrigstidens vekslende vinder over restene av det britiske verdensriket, alt formidles med Herrmanns særegne evne til å gjøre historien og de historiske aktørene levende for leseren.
Det starter i den edwardianske tidsalderens løsslupne utlufting etter et victoriansk hundreår, og fortsetter med et kongehus som under skiftende regjeringer og politiske vinder må tilpasse seg en ny tid. Skandalen rundt Mrs. Simpson og abdikasjonen, the Battle of Britain og etterkrigstidens vekslende vinder over restene av det britiske verdensriket, alt formidles med Herrmanns særegne evne til å gjøre historien og de historiske aktørene levende for leseren.
- GenresHistory
578 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1990
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Richard Herrmann
42 books11 followersRichard Herrmann, MBE was a Norwegian journalist, writer and radio personality.
Hermann graduated in 1939, and subsequently studied philology at University of Oslo. In 1941 he was offered a job with Norsk Telegrambyrå, an offer he reluctantly accepted, as it required all new employees to join Nasjonal Samling. He left the company after a few weeks. In 1952, he was employed by the Reuters newsagency in London, where he stayed until 1964. From 1961 he was the editor for Reuters UK operation. From 1964 to 1977 he was employed by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation as their correspondent in London. He later worked in Norway and was charged with developing the new radio channel NRK P2 in the early 1980s. In 1984 he retired from radio and TV, but he continued to write until he was almost 75 years old. He has written numerous books on Britain, British history and the British people, published in several languages.
After retiring, Hermann spent the remainder of his life in Oslo, where he died after a long, unspecified illness on June 15, 2010, at age 90.
Hermann graduated in 1939, and subsequently studied philology at University of Oslo. In 1941 he was offered a job with Norsk Telegrambyrå, an offer he reluctantly accepted, as it required all new employees to join Nasjonal Samling. He left the company after a few weeks. In 1952, he was employed by the Reuters newsagency in London, where he stayed until 1964. From 1961 he was the editor for Reuters UK operation. From 1964 to 1977 he was employed by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation as their correspondent in London. He later worked in Norway and was charged with developing the new radio channel NRK P2 in the early 1980s. In 1984 he retired from radio and TV, but he continued to write until he was almost 75 years old. He has written numerous books on Britain, British history and the British people, published in several languages.
After retiring, Hermann spent the remainder of his life in Oslo, where he died after a long, unspecified illness on June 15, 2010, at age 90.
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October 17, 2019Interessant og trivelig, som de fleste bøkene til Herrmann er. Etter min mening, litt for mye om statsministere og litt for lite om de kongelige - men det er bare pirk, siden jeg stort sett best liker å lese om monarkene - og synes statsministere blir tørt og småkjedelig. Likevel ikke dumt å lære bittelitt mer om dem, siden det er en ganske så blank side hos meg fra før.
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