Callaghan

by Kenneth O. Morgan

`Callaghan is a symbol of our present age as well as our past, New Labour as well as Old. He links the age of Clem Attlee and that of Tony Blair.'

Kenneth Morgan

'This is a classic political life, critical, well-balanced, compellingly written'

Brian Brivati, The Times

'It is hard to see how the book could have been better done'

Alan Watkins, The Spectator

'A superb portrait and a fascinating work of historical scholarship that will become a classic text'

Ben Pimlott, The Guardian

'Callaghan was regarded as the epitome of the Labour Party's right-wing establishment. Yet Kenneth Morgan's biography reveals him to be far more interesting and far more complex than that.'

Gerald Kaufman, Daily Telegraph

This fascinating biography, written by leading historian Kenneth Morgan, tells the story of a man who had a unique political career. Starting in humble circumstances, James Callaghan went on to hold all the major offices of Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary, and,
for three tumultuous years, from 1976 to 1979, Prime Minister. This meticulously researched study takes the reader from the age of Attlee to the days of New Labour under Blair.

Genres: History, Politics, Biography, Nonfiction

816 pages, Paperback

First published March 5, 1998

About the author

Kenneth O. Morgan, Research Professor, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and Honorary Fellow, Queen's College, Oxford.

Reviews

[Matthew Hilton · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kenneth thanks his children for their word-processor tutorial. The writing shows every sign of someone not quite at home with cut and paste: jumpy, inconsequential, generalised when it should be particular. I was extremely dissapointed. Not worth the money unless you just want a source of factoids.

[Geoff Gobbett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jim was truly a great man and this biography is worthy of him.