Martin upham (18 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. Book is unread and like new.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. Book is unread and like new.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:9780853158554.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Same / next day dispatch (Monday - Friday).

Zustand: Good. Bumps/wear at edges/corners. Marks, scratches and a crease to cover. Compression/bend at spine. Fading/marks at text blocks. Fading at page edges. Date inscription at 1st page. Text good and legible.

Zustand: Very Good. 1989. Pamphlet. In original wrappers, 32pp. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. . . . .

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 274 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Very Good. 1989. Pamphlet. In original wrappers, 32pp. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Ernest Marples revolutionized three UK government departments. At Transport (1959-1964) he appointed Dr Beeching chairman of British Railways and commissioned him to produce his infamous report, inaugurated motorways and introduced significant regulations for motorists. At Housing (1951-1954) he delivered 300,000 new houses annually and as Postmaster General (1957-1959), he reformed Post Office accounting systems and launched postcodes and Subscriber Trunk Dialling. This first biography of Marples uses newly-available archives to examine public and private transport policy, the growing power of the pro-road lobby and the identification of personal freedom with driving. Railway sentimentalism was no match for these.Marples was lucky not to be implicated in the Profumo Affair which rocked the Conservative Party but his political career was over soon afterwards. Questionable business practices caused his 1975 flight to Monaco hotly pursued by the Inland Revenue. Beeching, unhappy under a Labour government, returned to private industry although he later chaired a Royal Commission. Labour, despite promises, proved little friendlier to the railways but a more positive approach to loss-making passenger services eventually emerged under Barbara Castle.This book should appeal to those interested in Britain's railways and in mid-Twentieth Century British politics. …

Pamphlet. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. 32pp Fabian Tract 534.

Paperback. Zustand: Good+. 295pp Author was Research Officer for the Iron & Steel Trades Confederation.

Zustand: New. A First Political Biography of a Controversial Political FigureResearched from Recently Available Official and Private PapersA New Insight Into the Post War Political EraA Spotlight on Political Nepotism in the 1950s-1960sKlappentextrnrnA Fi.

Hb. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 295pp Author was Research Officer for the Iron & Steel Trades Confederation.