Not Quite the Diplomat - Home Truths About World Affairs

Informationen zum Autor Chris Patten is Chancellor of Oxford University. When MP for Bath (1979-92) he served as Minister for Overseas Development, Secretary of State for the Environment and Chairman of the Conservative Party. He was Governor of Hong Kong from 1992 until 1997, Chairman for the Independent Commission on Policing after the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 and European Commissioner for External Relations from 1999 until 2004. The Observer has described him as 'the best Tory Prime Minister we never had'. Klappentext Chris Patten, Chancellor of Oxford and Newcastle universities, was until recently European Commissioner for External Relations. A former MP, he has also worked as the last Governor of Hong Kong, and Chairman of the Conservative Party. His previous publications include East and West. Zusammenfassung After spending several years in the thick of international events, the author has seen rather a lot of the world - and the people who run it. In this book, he gives us his forthright views on everything from the Tories' downfall to America's empire, from whether Blair has any political convictions to why Britain should start liking the French.

Product details

• Authors: Chris Patten, Lord Patten
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.06.2006
• EAN: 9780141021447
• ISBN: 978-0-14-102144-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations