In Churchill's shadow : confronting the past in modern Britain David Cannadine.
Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.Description: 400 p. ;20 cmISBN:- 0140297634
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1. Parliament: The Palace of Westminster as the Palace of Varieties -- 2. Statecraft: The Haunting Fear of National Decline -- 3. Thrones: Churchill and Monarchy in Britain and Beyond -- 4. Language: Churchill as the Voice of Destiny -- 5. Locality: The ' Chamberlain Tradition' and Birmingham -- 6. Piety: Josiah Wedgwood and the History of Parliament -- 7. Emollience: Stanley Baldwin and Francis Brett Young -- 8. Diplomacy: G. M. Trevelyan and R. B. Merriman -- 9. Tradition: Gilbert and Sullivan as a 'National Institution' -- 10. Conservation: The National Trust and the National Heritage -- 11. Sentiment: Noel Coward's Patriotic Ardour -- 12. Fantasy: Ian Fleming and the Realities of Escapism.