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- ISBN
- 1787387925
- EAN
- 9781787387928
- Date of Publication
- 2022-10-06
- Release Title
- Serious Minds: The Extraordinary Haldanes of Cloan
- Artist
- McLauchlan, Richard
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
C. Hurst AND Company (Publishers) The Limited
ISBN-10
1787387925
ISBN-13
9781787387928
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27057275350
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
424 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Serious Minds : the Extraordinary Haldanes of Cloan
Subject
Genealogy & Heraldry, Political
Publication Year
2023
Type
Not Available
Subject Area
Reference, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
30.9 Oz
Item Length
6.5 in
Item Width
9.3 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2023-512857
Reviews
"A refreshing and very stimulating read, covering a vast canvas in an effortless way." -- Sir Anthony Seldon, British political biographer "Lively, interesting, and very well researched, weaving together a tapestry of anecdote and achievement, full of life's color and texture." -- Peter Mandler, Professor of Modern Cultural History, University of Cambridge "Richard McLauchlan revives with gusto the rich connected stories of this extraordinary family. A wonderful weaving together of so many brightly colored threads." -- Sir Tim Hitchens, President of Wolfson College, University of Oxford "An engaging and uplifting account of one of Britain's greatest intellectual dynasties." -- Brendan Simms, Professor of the History of International Relations, University of Cambridge, and author of Britain's Europe "A story that needed telling: the achievements of the extraordinary and eccentric Haldane family are woven into the past two centuries of British history." -- Sir Roderic Lyne, former British Ambassador to Russia "A great read. The female Haldanes in particular are an object lesson in what women can achieve, whatever obstacles are put in their way, yet also of how higher education transformed possibilities for women in the course of just a few generations." -- Alison Rose, Principal of Newnham College, University of Cambridge, "A refreshing and very stimulating read, covering a vast canvas in an effortless way." -- Sir Anthony Seldon, British political biographer "Lively, interesting, and very well researched, weaving together a tapestry of anecdote and achievement, full of life's color and texture." -- Peter Mandler, Professor of Modern Cultural History, University of Cambridge "Richard McLauchlan revives with gusto the rich connected stories of this extraordinary family. A wonderful weaving together of so many brightly colored threads." -- Sir Tim Hitchens, President of Wolfson College, University of Oxford "An engaging and uplifting account of one of Britain's greatest intellectual dynasties." -- Brendan Simms, Professor of the History of International Relations, University of Cambridge, and author of Britain's Europe "A story that needed telling: the achievements of the extraordinary and eccentric Haldane family are woven into the past two centuries of British history." -- Sir Roderic Lyne, former British Ambassador to Russia "A great read. The female Haldanes in particular are an object lesson in what women can achieve, whatever obstacles are put in their way, yet also of how higher education transformed possibilities for women in the course of just a few generations." -- Alison Rose, Principal of Newnham College, University of Cambridge "The Haldane family is a phenomenon to this day. . . Now their achievements have been chronicled by Richard McLauchlan, whose book Serious Minds charts their astonishing range. . . Remarkable." -- The Times "In this ambitious biography Richard McLauchlan looks back over two centuries and explores the Haldane family's influence on British law, politics, science and social welfare. . . . McLauchlan tells their stories with verve." -- TLS "[A] riveting biography." -- Morning Star "Superbly researched ... this excellent family history effortlessly weaves its way through two centuries of societal change." -- Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine, "A refreshing and very stimulating read, covering a vast canvas in an effortless way." -- Sir Anthony Seldon, British political biographer"Lively, interesting, and very well researched, weaving together a tapestry of anecdote and achievement, full of life's color and texture." -- Peter Mandler, Professor of Modern Cultural History, University of Cambridge"Richard McLauchlan revives with gusto the rich connected stories of this extraordinary family. A wonderful weaving together of so many brightly colored threads." -- Sir Tim Hitchens, President of Wolfson College, University of Oxford"An engaging and uplifting account of one of Britain's greatest intellectual dynasties." -- Brendan Simms, Professor of the History of International Relations, University of Cambridge, and author of Britain's Europe"A story that needed telling: the achievements of the extraordinary and eccentric Haldane family are woven into the past two centuries of British history." -- Sir Roderic Lyne, former British Ambassador to Russia"A great read. The female Haldanes in particular are an object lesson in what women can achieve, whatever obstacles are put in their way, yet also of how higher education transformed possibilities for women in the course of just a few generations." -- Alison Rose, Principal of Newnham College, University of Cambridge"The Haldane family is a phenomenon to this day. . . Now their achievements have been chronicled by Richard McLauchlan, whose book Serious Minds charts their astonishing range. . . Remarkable." -- The Times "In this ambitious biography Richard McLauchlan looks back over two centuries and explores the Haldane family's influence on British law, politics, science and social welfare. . . . McLauchlan tells their stories with verve." -- TLS"[A] riveting biography." -- Morning Star"Superbly researched ... this excellent family history effortlessly weaves its way through two centuries of societal change." -- Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine, "A refreshing and very stimulating read, covering a vast canvas in an effortless way." -- Sir Anthony Seldon, British political biographer "Lively, interesting, and very well researched, weaving together a tapestry of anecdote and achievement, full of life's color and texture." -- Peter Mandler, Professor of Modern Cultural History, University of Cambridge "Richard McLauchlan revives with gusto the rich connected stories of this extraordinary family. A wonderful weaving together of so many brightly colored threads." -- Sir Tim Hitchens, President of Wolfson College, University of Oxford
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
929/.20941
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Synopsis
An elegant, revealing portrait of a remarkable family that helped to shape the politics, arts and sciences of modern Britain., An elegant, revealing portrait of a remarkable family that helped to shape the politics, arts and sciences of modern Britain. The Timeshailed Richard Burdon Haldane as 'one of the most powerful ... intellects' British statesmanship had ever seen. His brother John, a great physiologist, invented the first gas masks used in World War One. Their sister Elizabeth was among the first women to become a senior public servant. Their mother Mary, friend and advisor to top politicians and churchmen, nurtured these exceptional minds. Mary's grandchildren swapped her traditional roots for radical socialism, but continued the brilliant family legacy. Naomi Mitchison was a doyenne of Scottish literature; one Nobel prizewinner called her brother, the geneticist J.B.S. Haldane, 'the cleverest man I ever knew'. Like the Darwins and Keyneses, this clan of thinkers lived in rapidly changing times, and helped to remake the world around them. Drawing on extensive family interviews and previously unseen private papers, Serious Mindsdetails scandal, tragedy and achievement within a dynasty that shaped modern Britain-from the welfare state, education system and military, to our understanding of energy, the human body, and the origins of life itself., The Times hailed Richard Burdon Haldane as 'one of the most powerful ... intellects' British statesmanship had ever seen. His brother John, a great physiologist, invented the first gas masks used in World War One. Their sister Elizabeth was among the first women to become a senior public servant. Their mother Mary, friend and advisor to top politicians and churchmen, nurtured these exceptional minds. Mary's grandchildren swapped her traditional roots for radical socialism, but continued the brilliant family legacy. Naomi Mitchison was a doyenne of Scottish literature; one Nobel prizewinner called her brother, the geneticist J.B.S. Haldane, 'the cleverest man I ever knew'. Like the Darwins and Keyneses, this clan of thinkers lived in rapidly changing times, and helped to remake the world around them. Drawing on extensive family interviews and previously unseen private papers, Serious Minds details scandal, tragedy and achievement within a dynasty that shaped modern Britain-from the welfare state, education system and military, to our understanding of energy, the human body, and the origins of life itself., An elegant, revealing portrait of a remarkable family that helped to shape the politics, arts and sciences of modern Britain. The Times hailed Richard Burdon Haldane as 'one of the most powerful ... intellects' British statesmanship had ever seen. His brother John, a great physiologist, invented the first gas masks used in World War One. Their sister Elizabeth was among the first women to become a senior public servant. Their mother Mary, friend and advisor to top politicians and churchmen, nurtured these exceptional minds. Mary's grandchildren swapped her traditional roots for radical socialism, but continued the brilliant family legacy. Naomi Mitchison was a doyenne of Scottish literature; one Nobel prizewinner called her brother, the geneticist J.B.S. Haldane, 'the cleverest man I ever knew'. Like the Darwins and Keyneses, this clan of thinkers lived in rapidly changing times, and helped to remake the world around them. Drawing on extensive family interviews and previously unseen private papers, Serious Minds details scandal, tragedy and achievement within a dynasty that shaped modern Britain-from the welfare state, education system and military, to our understanding of energy, the human body, and the origins of life itself.
LC Classification Number
CS439
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