1982, ISBN: 0752832484

[SR: 4713274], Hörkassette, [EAN: 9780752832487], Hörbuch, Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), Book, [PU: Orion (… Mehr…

[SR: 4713274], Hörkassette, [EAN: 9780752832487], Hörbuch, Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), Book, [PU: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )], Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), Following the public devouring of Alan Clark's Diaries, the "long-awaited" second helping takes the form of a posthumous prequel, covering 1972 to 1982, the formative years of this idiosyncratic political wag. And what do we discover? Blithely racist, he considers standing for the National Front, and writes that "I'm the nearest thing they're likely to get to an MP". He professes belief in National Socialism, is vehemently anti-European, and thrills to the sight of "fair-haired children" waiting outside school for their mums when he visits the Falklands in 1982. Indeed, blondes dominate his vision: his lecherous eye is everywhere, even propositioning in the Commons' public gallery, while his wife Jane stoically picks up the pieces.After the first volume, some flatteringly spoke of Clark as a diarist to rival Samuel Pepys or Sir Henry "Chips" Channon. This time, the comparison begged is with Adrian Mole. A melancholic first half details an interminable string of losses at backgammon, neurosis over ageing, perpetual hypochondria, as well as quite affecting parental concerns. Politics remains a sideline, even when elected as an MP in 1974. It's only when the Conservatives come to power in 1979 under Margaret "The Lady" Thatcher (who reminds Clark of his mother), that the tone settles and becomes familiarly expansive, perhaps with an awareness of a future audience. Despite his hatred of his Plymouth constituency--such a pain--he revels in Commons clubbability, developing heroes such as Enoch Powell, chums such as Jonathan Aitken, and adversaries such as the "odious" Michael Heseltine, or that "butterball", Ken Clarke. The Falklands War is greeted as a personal triumph, albeit from the backbenches, but he does well to remind us how unpopular the Government was prior to it, and the lifeline it gave to Thatcher. Moving with caddish bounds from obsequious simpering to bovver-boy arrogance, Clark longed for immortality, and in a peculiar way he has found it: as a charmingly solipsistic narcissist, whose irreverence continues to tickle a British funny bone. However, as the mists of time descend, and the footnotes lengthen, perhaps future generations will wonder at such dubious charm, and our more dubious fascination with Clark's rakish progress. --David Vincent This review refers to the hardcover edition of this title., 3234481, Sozialwissenschaft, 15095930031, Anthropologie, 15095787031, Bibliotheks- & Informationswissenschaft, 15095932031, Genderstudies, 15095934031, Kriminologie, 15095811031, Linguistik, 3118971, Medienwissenschaft, 3138111, Philosophie, 3234701, Soziologie, 541686, Kategorien, 186606, Bücher, 14166871031, Briefe, 14166867031, Essays & Briefwechsel, 117, Literatur & Fiktion, 541686, Kategorien, 186606, Bücher, 498456, Geschichte, 187289, Afrika, 187291, Asien, 13626581, Australien & Neuseeland, 187296, Europa, 498458, Holocaust, 16153831031, Kanada, 16153836031, Lateinamerika, 16153839031, Naher Osten, 13626041, Russland, 16153854031, Vereinigte Staaten, 187254, Biografien & Erinnerungen, 541686, Kategorien, 186606, Bücher, 13626091, Politisch, 16153855031, Herausragende Persönlichkeiten, 187254, Biografien & Erinnerungen, 541686, Kategorien, 186606, Bücher, 15095941031, Politische Ideologien, 15095936031, Politikwissenschaft, 15426552031, Sozialwissenschaft, 288100, Fachbücher, 541686, Kategorien, 186606, Bücher, 15095943031, Staatsführung, 15095936031, Politikwissenschaft, 15426552031, Sozialwissenschaft, 288100, Fachbücher, 541686, Kategorien, 186606, Bücher, 15777331, Politikwissenschaft, 143, Politik & Geschichte, 541686, Kategorien, 186606, Bücher, 56859011, Politiker, 56858011, Politiker & Persönlichkeiten, 56797011, Biografien & Erinnerungen, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher, 57107011, Memoiren, 56797011, Biografien & Erinnerungen, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher, 66035011, Briefe & Korrespondenz, 66034011, Belletristik, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher, 69077011, Politik, 69106011, Aktivismus, 1321875031, Arbeitsverhältnisse, 1321874031, Frieden & Sicherheit, 69091011, Führung, 69079011, Geschichte & Theorie, 69090011, Gewerkschaften, 69098011, Globalisierung, 69080011, Ideologien, 69083011, International, 69105011, Lobbying, 69107011, Menschenrechte, 1321876031, Nachschlagewerke, 69097011, Politik der USA, 69092011, Politische Parteien, 1321877031, Raumordnung, 69093011, Realpolitik, 69096011, Soziale Sicherheit, 69028011, Sachbücher, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher, 69216011, Politikwissenschaften, 69108011, Sozialwissenschaften, 69028011, Sachbücher, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher<

1972, ISBN: 0752832484

[SR: 9112843], Audio Cassette, [EAN: 9780752832487], Audiobook, Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), Book, [PU: Or… Mehr…

[SR: 9112843], Audio Cassette, [EAN: 9780752832487], Audiobook, Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), Book, [PU: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )], Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), Alan Clark's Diaries are the best account of the last quarter of a century of British politics. For the hundreds of thousands of readers who were enthralled by the first volume, "The Early Years" will be an event. The long-awaited second installment of one of the great political diaries of the twentieth century. Here Alan Clark covers his apprentice years from his selection as Tory candidate for Plymouth Sutton in 1972 through three elections, the arrival of Margaret Thatcher, the winter of discontent to the triumph of the Falklands. His other enthusiasms not least his family, his home and his love of fast cars are never far away. Of the original volume of "Diaries", "The Times", in a rare accolade in a leading article wrote that the best diarists, from Pepys and Boswell to Chips Channon and Harold Nicolson, have been the souls of indiscretion. But none so indiscreet as Mr Clark. If he is made the scapegoat for the Matrix Churchill affair, he may be written down politically as Baroness Thatchers little loose cannon. But literature and the great British game of gossip will judge him for his diary. For its Pooterish self-assessment, for Mr Toad's enthusiasm for new things, for Byrons cadishness, for its deadly candour, it is one of the great works in the genre., 2397, Political, 2396, Leaders & Notable People, 2, Biographies & Memoirs, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 3048891, Memoirs, 2, Biographies & Memoirs, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 8298096011, Letters, 10108, Essays & Correspondence, 17, Literature & Fiction, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 5571265011, Conservatism & Liberalism, 11088, Ideologies & Doctrines, 5571255011, Politics & Government, 3377866011, Politics & Social Sciences, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<