Fleet Street, Press Barons and Politics: The Journals of Collin Brooks, 1932–1940: 11 (Camden Fifth Series, Series Number 11) - Hardcover

Collin Brooks

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521662397 ISBN 13: 9780521662390

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1999

Synopsis

Fleet Street, Press Barons and Politics provides a personal account of the tribulations of working as a journalist and editor during the 1930s. Collin Brooks recorded for posterity his observations of the journalistic, political, literary and financial sets in which he circulated. The journals open with Brooks working at the Financial News. His move to the Sunday Dispatch, his rise to the editorial chair, and his intimate friendship with Lord Rothermere ensure that these journals offer a unique insight into the operations and mentality of a press baron. Further, the diaries offer a perspective upon dissident right-wing Conservatism during the leaderships of Baldwin and Chamberlain, giving new insights into the debates over India, rearmament and foreign policy as well as the continued flirtations with Mosley and fascism. These readable, witty and fluent journals, skilfully edited by N. J. Crowson, offer a fascinating snapshot of Britain in the 1930s.

About this title

Book Description

This volume consists of diary extracts written by Collin Brooks, a Fleet Street journalist and editor. His readable, witty and fluent journals offer a unique insight into the operations of a press baron, as well as a perspective on the leading political issues of the 1930s.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521662397
• ISBN 13: 9780521662390
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 311
• Editor: N. J. Crowson