{"product_id":"parliament-and-politics-in-the-richard-toye-9781107162457","title":"Parliament and Politics in the Age of Asquith and Lloyd George","description":"Cecil Bisshop Harmsworth, 1st Baron Harmsworth (1869-1948), was the younger brother of the press proprietors Lord Northcliffe and Lord Rothermere. Although he played a role in the early development of the Harmsworth journalistic empire, Cecil chose a political career. He served as Liberal MP for Droitwich from 1906 to 1910, and for Luton from 1911 to 1922. After holding a number of minor government positions under Asquith, Harmsworth became a member of Lloyd George's War Cabinet Secretariat in 1917, and from 1919 to 1922 served as Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office. Harmsworth's diary forms a highly readable record of the politics of the period, detailing late-night Commons sittings and the rough and tumble of the campaign trail, as well as giving skilful pen-portraits of the major figures of the day. Northcliffe complained that Harmsworth lacked the ambition to make it to the front rank of politics, but his diary is a fascinating source.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Toye\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1107162459\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781107162457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 367\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.92h x 8.79w x 1.02d","brand":"Richard Toye","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46602707435775,"sku":"9781107162457","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cd8c34c5-a65c-4d1c-8b88-30494a272256.jpg?v=1739695043","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/parliament-and-politics-in-the-richard-toye-9781107162457","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}