Letters to My Grandchildren

Informationen zum Autor Radical statesman and Member of Parliament for over fifty years, Tony Benn is the pre-eminent diarist of his generation. His political activity continued after 'retirement' through mass meetings, broadcasts and in more recent years through social media. A widower since 2000, Tony Benn died at his home in London on 14th March 2014. Klappentext Emphasizing the importance of the future and those who will live through it, this statement seeks to address the lessons that can be learned from the past. Striving to prevent the next generation from making the same mistakes as its predecessors, this recollection highlights those who struggled for justice and inspired the author in his daily work. Disentangling the real questions from the day-to-day business of politics, this autobiography lends strength to the two fires that have burned from the beginning of time--the flame of anger against injustice and the flame of hope. Zusammenfassung As a diarist, I have chronicled the time through which I have lived in meticulous detail: but all that is history. What matters now is the future for those who will live through it. The past is the past but there may be lessons to be learned which could help the next generation to avoid mistakes their parents and grandparents made.

Product details

• Authors: Tony Benn
• Publisher: Arrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.06.2010
• EAN: 9780099539094
• ISBN: 978-0-09-953909-4
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 12 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Diaries & Journals, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Political leaders & leadership, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, Diaries, letters and journals, Political leaders and leadership, Central / national / federal government