Political Leaders of Contemporary Western Europe: A Biographical Dictionary

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Recognized scholars from 15 countries offer rich political analyses of 71 European leaders chosen for the significant roles that they have played nationally, regionally, or internationally since 1945. Each in-depth political and intellectual biography assesses the leader's achievements and failures in historical context, key career moments, major allies and opponents and their impact, and the leader's interplay with different political institutions. The essays arranged alphabetically also give a few primary and secondary sources for further research. A short chronology and bibliographical essay on the subject of European political leadership and a full index further enhance this major reference designed for students, scholars, government officials, and journalists in political affairs, European studies, world history, and international relations. The essays arranged alphabetically also give a few primary and secondary sources for further research. A short chronology and bibliographical essay on the subject of European political leadership and a full index further enhance this major reference designed for undergraduates and graduate students and for scholars, government officials, and journalists in political affairs, European studies, world history, and international relations.

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.,."an excellent first stop for anyone seeking basic information on top-level political leaders in Western Europe since 1945."-Choice
.,."prepared by scholars for students and professionals in political science. The alphabetically arranged entries analyze 71 representative leaders from 15 countries who have played significant roles in Western Europe since 1945. The full index, the listing of subjects by country, and the chronology are helpful as is the prefatory essay on leaders and leadership. Information on a few of the subjects (Harold Macmillan, Margaret Thatcher) is easy to find elsewhere, but leaders from some countries are not covered in standard reference sources. Recommended for academic and large public libraries."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
...an excellent first stop for anyone seeking basic information on top-level political leaders in Western Europe since 1945.-Choice
...prepared by scholars for students and professionals in political science. The alphabetically arranged entries analyze 71 representative leaders from 15 countries who have played significant roles in Western Europe since 1945. The full index, the listing of subjects by country, and the chronology are helpful as is the prefatory essay on leaders and leadership. Information on a few of the subjects (Harold Macmillan, Margaret Thatcher) is easy to find elsewhere, but leaders from some countries are not covered in standard reference sources. Recommended for academic and large public libraries.-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
It will serve as a most useful, even indispensable, guide for scholars, journalists, speech writers and students alike. The editor....has accomplished the remarkable task of bringing coherence, depth and consistency to these numerous essays - not an easy task. This book, which is both conscise and reliable, is very likely to become a lasting classic for references libraries and all students of Western Europe.-European Studies Journal
This work should be purchased by research libraries with the relevant client intrests and other large libraries...- ARBA
..."an excellent first stop for anyone seeking basic information on top-level political leaders in Western Europe since 1945."-Choice
"It will serve as a most useful, even indispensable, guide for scholars, journalists, speech writers and students alike. The editor....has accomplished the remarkable task of bringing coherence, depth and consistency to these numerous essays - not an easy task. This book, which is both conscise and reliable, is very likely to become a lasting classic for references libraries and all students of Western Europe."-European Studies Journal
"This work should be purchased by research libraries with the relevant client intrests and other large libraries..."- ARBA
..."prepared by scholars for students and professionals in political science. The alphabetically arranged entries analyze 71 representative leaders from 15 countries who have played significant roles in Western Europe since 1945. The full index, the listing of subjects by country, and the chronology are helpful as is the prefatory essay on leaders and leadership. Information on a few of the subjects (Harold Macmillan, Margaret Thatcher) is easy to find elsewhere, but leaders from some countries are not covered in standard reference sources. Recommended for academic and large public libraries."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

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DAVID WILSFORD is President and Professor at the Institute for American Universities in Aix-en-Provence, France. He is the author of Doctors and the State (1991) and many articles on industrial and social policies in the advanced industrial democracies. Wilsford is currently working on a forthcoming book, The Comparative Economy of Health Care.