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Ernest Gowers : Plain Words and Forgotten Deeds /

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Draws on previously inaccessible family archives to penetrate the anonymity and public reticence of one of Britain's great twentieth century civil servants. Gowers was highly influential in public policy throughout his long civil service career, which began in 1903 and culminated in running Lon...

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Main Author: Scott, Ann (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Series:Understanding governance.
Subjects:
Political Science and International Relations.
British Politics.
Literature, general.
Political History.
Political Science.
Public Administration.
Public Policy.
Literature.
Political planning.
Political science.
Public administration.
World politics.
Great Britain > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Draws on previously inaccessible family archives to penetrate the anonymity and public reticence of one of Britain's great twentieth century civil servants. Gowers was highly influential in public policy throughout his long civil service career, which began in 1903 and culminated in running London's civil defence throughout the Second World War.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XVIII, 255 pages)
ISBN:9780230244306
DOI:10.1057/9780230244306