Publication

2009 - Virago Press, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

105,750 words, Guess

Page Count

423 pages

Identifiers

and 4 more
  • Better World BooksKO-697-064
  • Better World Books9781844084760
  • Better World BooksKN-727-323
  • Open LibraryOL23977689M

Classifications

  • DDC941.082092
  • LCCDA591.W498 A3 2009
  • LCCDA591

Description

Shirley Williams was born to politics. As well as being influenced by her mother, Vera Brittain, her father George Caitlin, a leading political scientist, encouraged his daughter to have high ambitions for herself - including daring to climb the bookshelves in his library. Elected as MP for Hitchin in 1964, she was a member of the Wilson and Callaghan governments and was also the Secretary of State for Education. As one of the 'Gang of Four' Shirley Williams famously broke away from the Labour Party to found the SDP in 1981 and later supported its merger with the Liberal Party to form the Liberal Democrats -- globalbooksinprint.com.

Subjects

Genres

  • Biography

Other Editions

  • Climbing the bookshelvesVirago Press2009-01-01

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