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In sickness and in power : illness in heads of government during the last 100 years / David Owen.
By: Owen, David Anthony Llewellyn, Baron Owen
Contributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Publisher: Westport, Conn. ; London : Praeger, 2008ISBN: 9780313360053; 9780313360060Subject(s): Heads of state -- Diseases -- History | Heads of state -- Mental health -- History | Heads of state -- Health and hygiene -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional Physical Form: Print version 9780313360053Online resources: Click here to access online Also available in print.
Contents:
I. Illness in heads of government during the last 100 years -- 1901-1953 -- 1953-2007 -- II. Case histories -- Prime Minister Eden's illness and Suez -- President Kennedy's health -- The Shah's secret illness -- President Mitterand's prostate cancer -- III. The intoxication of power -- Bush, Blair and the war in Iraq -- IV. Lessons for the future -- Safeguarding against illness in heads of government.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | ELECTRONIC RESOURCES (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 2020-1250 |
Includes case histories of Sir Anthony Eden, John F. Kennedy, the last Shah of Iran, Francois Mitterand and the relationship between George W. Bush and Tony Blair.
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Ebook ISBN taken from Ebook Central page.
I. Illness in heads of government during the last 100 years -- 1901-1953 -- 1953-2007 -- II. Case histories -- Prime Minister Eden's illness and Suez -- President Kennedy's health -- The Shah's secret illness -- President Mitterand's prostate cancer -- III. The intoxication of power -- Bush, Blair and the war in Iraq -- IV. Lessons for the future -- Safeguarding against illness in heads of government.
Also available in print.