A Journey

Informationen zum Autor Tony Blair was prime minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland between 1997 and 2007. The only Labour leader in the party’s 100-year history to win three consecutive elections, he led a government whose achievements ranged from wholesale domestic reform, to a major programme of overseas aid and development, to the securing of the historic Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland. After leaving office he founded the not-for-profit Tony Blair Institute (TBI) in the conviction that a country’s success and ability to enact transformational change is dependent on the effectiveness of its leadership and governance. Under his direction the Institute works with political leaders around the world, advising on strategy, policy and delivery – and on the use of technology to drive all three. Klappentext Tony Blair has been one of the most dynamic leaders of modern times; few British prime ministers have shaped the nation's course as profoundly as Blair during his ten years in power, and his achievements and his legacy will be debated for years to come. Now his memoirs reveal in intimate detail this unique political and personal journey, providing an insight into the man, the politician and the statesman, and charting successes, controversies and disappointments with an extraordinary candour. A JOURNEY will prove essential and compulsive reading for anyone who wants to understand the complexities of our global world. Zusammenfassung In 1997, Tony Blair won the biggest Labour victory in history to sweep the party to power and end eighteen years of Conservative government. He has been one of the most dynamic leaders of modern times. This title reveals this unique political and personal journey, providing an insight into the man, the politician and the statesman.

Product details

• Authors: Tony Blair, Blair Tony
• Publisher: Arrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 09.06.2011
• EAN: 9780099525097
• ISBN: 978-0-09-952509-7
• No. of pages: 718
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 197 mm x 40 mm
• Series: Arrow Books
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Biographien (div.), Blair, Tony, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, Autobiography: historical, political & military, Political leaders & leadership, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2000 to c 2009, Autobiography: historical, political and military, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, Political leaders and leadership