The Cambridge Companion to Winston Churchill
The Cambridge Companion to Winston Churchill
Viewed by some as the saviour of his nation, and by others as a racist imperialist, who was Winston Churchill really, and how has he become such a controversial figure? Combining the best of established scholarship with important new perspectives, this Companion places Churchill's life and legacy in a broader context. It highlights different aspects of his life and personality, examining his core beliefs, working practices, key relationships and the political issues and campaigns that he helped shape, and which in turn shaped him. Controversial subjects, such as area bombing, Ireland, India and Empire are addressed in full, to try and explain how Churchill has become such a deeply divisive figure. Through careful analysis, this book presents a full and rounded picture of Winston Churchill, providing much needed nuance and context to the debates about his life and legacy.
- Provides an accessible general introduction to a complex and controversial individual and an overview of the debates about his life and legacy
- By focusing on Churchill's whole life and career, not just the Second World War, readers can see Churchill in a broader context and understand how his thoughts and actions evolved over time
- Presents a useful summary and synthesis of the current state of Churchill scholarship
Reviews & endorsements
'… the Cambridge Companion assembles impressive expression of current academic thinking on Churchill.' Andrew Roberts, The Churchill Project
Product details
January 2023Hardback
9781108840231
484 pages
235 × 158 × 29 mm
0.78kg
Available
Table of Contents
- List of Figure
- List of Contributors
- Foreword Lord Boateng
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction: Who Was Winston Churchill? Allen Packwood
- 1. Churchill's Contested History Warren Dockter and Allen Packwood
- 2. The Inheritance of Winston Churchill David Lough
- 3. Learning Lessons: Lieutenant Churchill and Military Intelligence Warren Dockter
- 4. Churchill as a Writer and Orator Peter Clarke
- 5. Churchill and Social Policy Peter Sloman
- 6. Churchill, the 'Irish Question', and the Irish Niamh Gallagher
- 7. Churchill's First World War Sean Lang
- 8. Churchill, Art and Politics Barry Phipps
- 9. Churchill's Economics Martin Daunton
- 10. Churchill, The Roosevelts and Empire Piers Brendon
- 11. Churchill, India and Race Kishan Rana
- 12. Churchill's Campaign against Appeasement Gaynor Johnson
- 13. Churchill as War Leader Allen Packwood
- 14. Churchill and 'The Special Relationship' David Woolner
- 15. Churchill as International Statesman David Reynolds
- 16. Churchill and the Bombing Campaign Victoria Taylor
- 17. The Influence of Clementine Churchill Sonia Purnell
- 18. Churchill and 'The United States of Europe' Richard Toye
- 19. Churchill's Indian Summer or Conservative Winter? H. Kumarasingham
- Conclusion: Where next for Winston Churchill? Allen Packwood
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Index.
