TONY BLAIR MAN WHO LOST HIS SMILE
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TONY BLAIR MAN WHO LOST HIS SMILE by Leo Abse
In this volume, reforming parliamentarian Leo Abse presents an analysis of Tony Blair. Originally published in 1996, the author has revised the book to scrutinize Blair's premiership years. In an investigation of Blair's psyche, Abse deploys psychoanalytsical scholarship to consider the forces and influences that have driven Blair. He exmaines the house of secrets in which Blair was reared, where the promiscuous grandmother forever cast a shadow, where the legitimate stricken father - authoritative, ambitious and politically unstable - dominated the household, and where death unfairly invaded the family domain. Abse goes on to show how the traumatic effects of Balir's childhood left him a loner, an estranged man who sought to resolve his private dilemmas in rock music and religion and then, belatedly, in politics.
Leo Abse, MP for Pontypool (1958-87), lawyer and social reformer, has placed more legislation on the statute book than any other backbencher in this century. He radically reformed many of our laws that impinge on human relationships, including those relating to children, divorce, family planning and homosexuality. His previous books, Private Member; Margaret, Daughter of Beatrice; Wotan, My Enemy attracted much praise and considerable controversy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781861056986 |
| ISBN 10 | 1861056982 |
| Title | TONY BLAIR MAN WHO LOST HIS SMILE |
| Author | Leo Abse |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2003-10-10 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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