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Book SynopsisJohn Maynard Keynes, came to public attention on both sides of the Atlantic in the early 1920s, when the depression in Britain engaged his attention, with the argument that unemployment needed a radical remedy. This title explores Keynes in the context of his own life and times, and also addresses the significance of his ideas.
Trade ReviewPraise for The Last Thousand Days of the British Empire: 'Clarke has created a brilliant popular history he tells [the story] with such wit, verve and scholarly insight that one seems to encounter a brave new world' Piers Brendon, Sunday Telegraph 'There are few historians writing today who are more elegant and lucid than Clarke a triumph of stylish, thought-provoking history' Richard Aldous, Irish Times 'As this book majestically demonstrates, the empire tortuously, deceptively and often misleadingly progresses towards extinction' Jan Morris, Guardian
