Kenneth O Morgan

Author : Kenneth. O. Morgan
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781783163243

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Kenneth O. Morgan by Kenneth. O. Morgan Pdf

This is the story of the life, professional achievements and personal background, challenges and achievements of Wales’s leading historian. During his long career, Kenneth O. Morgan has been a prolific writer and, through his pioneering work, has become a leading authority on Welsh History, British History and Labour History. This autobiography also details Morgan’s often entertaining and unconventional personal experiences, and the eminent people he has met along the way – from his work in television, radio and the press as election commentator and book reviewer, to his involvement in the Labour Party from the late 1950s onwards and the close relations he developed with such Labour leaders as James Callaghan, Michael Foot, Douglas Jay and Neil Kinnock. In addition to being a respected author, Morgan has held the position of University Vice-Chancellor in Wales, is an active Labour peer, and continues to lecture at universities around the world – all achieved while juggling his life as a husband and father. In this revealing memoir, published in the year of his eightieth birthday, Morgan reflects on marriage and bereavement, on re-marriage, parenthood, friendship, religion and morality, his reactions to the historical changes he has witnessed, from attending a village school in rural Wales and wartime air-raids, through school in Hampstead and study in Oxford University and in Wales, down to entry into the House of Lords. Despite past traumas, this memoir still conveys invigoratingly a senior scholar’s idealism, abiding sense of optimism and belief in progress. Contents. List of Illustrations Foreword Chapter 1 A Divided Consciousness Chapter 2 Education, Education, Education Chapter 3 History-Making: A Welsh Historian Chapter 4 History-Making: A British Historian Chapter 5 History-Making; A Labour Historian Chapter 6 History-Making: A Contemporary Historian Chapter 7: History-Making: A Biographer Chapter 8: Experiences: The House of Lords Chapter 9: Experiences: Travelling Chapter 10: Experiences: Old and New Labour Chapter 11 My History

Author : Kenneth O. Morgan
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105080905453

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The People's Peace by Kenneth O. Morgan Pdf

The first comprehensive study of post-war British history, from 1945 to the present. Kenneth Morgan examines the transformation of post-war Britain from the planning enthusiasm of 1945 to the ethic of Thatcherism.

Author : Kenneth O. Morgan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 896 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780192577924

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The Oxford History of Britain by Kenneth O. Morgan Pdf

A new edition of this best-selling history of Britain, from Roman times, now updated to cover the first decade of the 21st century. The Oxford History of Britain tells the story of Britain and its people over two thousand years, from the coming of the Roman legions to the present day. Encompassing political, social, economic, and cultural developments throughout the British Isles, the dramatic narrative is taken up in turn by ten leading historians who offer the fruits of the best modern scholarship to the general reader in an authoritative form. A vivid, sometimes surprising picture emerges of a continuous turmoil of change in every period, and the wider social context of political and economic tension is made clear. But consensus, no less than conflict, is a part of the story: in focusing on elements of continuity down the centuries, the authors bring out that special awareness of identity which has been such a distinctive feature of British society. By relating both these factors in the British experience, and by exploring the many ways in which Britain has shaped and been shaped by contact with Europe and the wider world, this landmark work brings the reader face to face with the past, and the foundations of modern British society. This updated new edition (by the original editor) adds great richness by taking the story down from the economic crisis of 2008 to the conflict over Europe at the present day.

Author : Kenneth O. Morgan
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : WISC:89101230282

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Labour in Power, 1945-1951 by Kenneth O. Morgan Pdf

Based on a vast range of previously unpublished material, this book is the only detailed and comprehensive account of the policies, programs, and personalities of the powerful and influential Attlee government. Morgan provides in-depth portraits of key figures of the period and compares Britain during these years with other postwar European nations.

Author : Kenneth O. Morgan
Publisher : HarperPerennial
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0007178271

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Michael Foot by Kenneth O. Morgan Pdf

The authorised - but not uncritical - life of one of the great parliamentarians and orators of our times, the former Labour Party leader, now in his nineties, who is also an eminent man of letters.

Author : Kenneth Morgan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001-01-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781316583814

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Slavery, Atlantic Trade and the British Economy, 1660–1800 by Kenneth Morgan Pdf

This book considers the impact of slavery and Atlantic trade on British economic development in the generations between the restoration of the Stuart monarchy and the era of the Younger Pitt. During this period Britain's trade became 'Americanised' and industrialisation began to occur in the domestic economy. The slave trade and the broader patterns of Atlantic commerce contributed important dimensions of British economic growth although they were more significant for their indirect, qualitative contribution than for direct quantitative gains. Kenneth Morgan investigates five key areas within the topic that have been subject to historical debate: the profits of the slave trade; slavery, capital accumulation and British economic development; exports and transatlantic markets; the role of business institutions; and the contribution of Atlantic trade to the growth of British ports. This stimulating and accessible book provides essential reading for students of slavery and the slave trade, and British economic history.

Author : Kenneth O. Morgan
Publisher : Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0198226845

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The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain by Kenneth O. Morgan Pdf

From the arrival of the Roman legions to the present day, this superbly illustrated volume tells the enthralling story of Britain and her people over two thousand years. 200+ b & w illustrations. of color plates.

Author : Kenneth O. Stanley,Joel Lehman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-05
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319155241

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Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned by Kenneth O. Stanley,Joel Lehman Pdf

Why does modern life revolve around objectives? From how science is funded, to improving how children are educated -- and nearly everything in-between -- our society has become obsessed with a seductive illusion: that greatness results from doggedly measuring improvement in the relentless pursuit of an ambitious goal. In Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned, Stanley and Lehman begin with a surprising scientific discovery in artificial intelligence that leads ultimately to the conclusion that the objective obsession has gone too far. They make the case that great achievement can't be bottled up into mechanical metrics; that innovation is not driven by narrowly focused heroic effort; and that we would be wiser (and the outcomes better) if instead we whole-heartedly embraced serendipitous discovery and playful creativity. Controversial at its heart, yet refreshingly provocative, this book challenges readers to consider life without a destination and discovery without a compass.

Author : Kenneth O. Morgan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Historians
ISBN : 1783163232

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Kenneth O. Morgan by Kenneth O. Morgan Pdf

This autobiography tells the story of Wales' leading historian, Kenneth O. Morgan, including reflections on the books he has written--thirty-two to date--and his background in rural Wales, in addition to offering insight into his life as an Oxford don and as vice-chancellor of the historic market town of Aberystwyth and the University of Wales. He also discusses his career as a working Labour member of the House of Lords and his close friendships with James Callaghan, Michael Foot, Neil Kinnock, and A. J. P. Tayler. If anyone's life story can be said to embody the history of Wales, past and present, it is certainly Morgan's.

Author : Mike Corbishley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 0199104662

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The Young Oxford History of Britain & Ireland by Mike Corbishley Pdf

This is a history of Britain and Ireland for young people, illustrated in colour and black and white, including contemporary documents, paintings and photographs, artefacts and archaeological sites. It is designed to bring to life the people, places and events of Britain and Ireland's history in one comprehensive and authoritative volume.

Author : Kenneth Morgan
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2001-08
Category : History
ISBN : 0814756700

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Slavery and Servitude in Colonial North America by Kenneth Morgan Pdf

Kenneth Morgan shows how the institutions of indentured servitude and black slavery interacted in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. He covers all aspects of the two labor systems, including their impact on the economy, on racial attitudes, social structures and on regional variations within the colonies. Throughout, overriding themes emerge: the labor market in North America for indentured servants, the significance of racial distinctions, supply and demand factors in transatlantic migration and labor, and resistance to bondage.

Author : David Roberts
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780708322802

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Bangor University 1884-2009 by David Roberts Pdf

This book relates to one of Wales's most important institutions of higher education, covering its history from its creation in 1884 as the University College of North Wales, its incarnation as the University of Wales, Bangor and to its 125th anniversary in 2009. The book traces the institution's origins as an 18th century coaching inn with just 58 students to its current status as an institution enjoying multi-million pound investment in staff and buildings in the twenty-first century. The story is one of heroic struggle, personal endeavour, financial crises, political unrest, academic distinction and student devotion. This account traces the growth and development of the institution, focusing on the personalities who shaped its direction and the changing nature of student life on the campus. The underlying theme of the book is academic progress, placed within the context of Welsh political, social and economic development during the last century, and also covers the first few years of the twenty-first.

Author : Chris Renwick
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 0141980354

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Bread for All by Chris Renwick Pdf

"This ... new history tells the story of one [of] the greatest transformations in British intellectual, social and political life: the creation of the welfare state, from the Victorian workhouse, where you had to be destitute to receive help, to a moment just after the Second World War, when government embraced responsibility for people's housing, education, health and family life, a commitment that was unimaginable just a century earlier. Though these changes were driven by developments in different and sometimes unexpected currents in British life, they were linked by one over-arching idea: that through rational and purposeful intervention, government can remake society. It was an idea that, during the early twentieth century, came to inspire people across the political spectrum."--Jacket

Author : Glanmor Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015001774598

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Welsh Society and Nationhood by Glanmor Williams Pdf

Author : David Clark
Publisher : Quartet Books (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0704374080

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Victor Grayson by David Clark Pdf

Victor Grayson's life may have been short but it was action-packed. Born in the slums of Liverpool, a bright lad, he served an engineering apprenticeship before he began preaching in non-conformist churches and started training as a Unitarian minister and attending Manchester University. His interest switched to politics and, in 1907, aged 25, he shook the British Establishment when he won the Colne Valley by-election as a socialist with active support from the Suffragettes. One afternoon in September 1920, he disappeared and has never resurfaced.