Kingsley Martin (1897–1969)
Autore di French liberal thought in the eighteenth century; a study of political ideas from Bayle to Condorcet
Sull'Autore
Opere di Kingsley Martin
French liberal thought in the eighteenth century; a study of political ideas from Bayle to Condorcet (1962) 39 copie
New Statesman Profiles 9 copie
The triumph of Lord Palmerston; a study of public opinion in England before the Crimean War (1924) 9 copie
The Dyason lectures, 1958 1 copia
Propaganda's harvest 1 copia
Fascism, democracy and the press 1 copia
Thomas Paine 1 copia
The Crown and the Establishment 1 copia
Opere correlate
Alger Hiss, Whittaker Chambers, and the Schism in the American Soul (2002) — Collaboratore — 25 copie
What Labour Could Do : Six Essays Based on Lectures Prepared for the Fabian Society / Lord Latham [And Others] (1945) — Collaboratore — 2 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1897
- Data di morte
- 1969
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Luogo di nascita
- London, England, UK
- Luogo di morte
- Cairo, Egypt
- Luogo di residenza
- London, England, UK
- Istruzione
- Mill Hill School, London, England, UK
Cambridge University (Magdelene College) - Attività lavorative
- journalist
- Organizzazioni
- New Statesman
Friends' Ambulance Unit (WWI)
Utenti
Recensioni
Father Figures di Kingsley Martin
This is the first part of a two-part autobiography by the longtime editor of The New Statesman, and more or less discusses the influences on him growing up. I didn't find this quite as interesting as the second part, which covers the period of his editorship, but there is a fair amount of interest in the portraits he draws, particularly of his father.
Autobiographical musings by the long-time editor of the New Statesman and Nation, with an emphasis on his experiences in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Some of it is quite interesting -- I enjoyed the references to Sir David Low, the great cartoonist, and there are some funny illustrations by Low in the book -- but I do get the sometimes uncanny feeling that Martin is wiggling a bit over his treatment of Russia, and tries a bit too hard to justify himself over his actions in the 30s. As did quite a few during the time.… (altro)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 22
- Opere correlate
- 2
- Utenti
- 150
- Popolarità
- #138,700
- Voto
- 3.4
- Recensioni
- 6
- ISBN
- 13