{"title":"Emily Jones","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmily Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e explores pivotal moments and figures in history with a keen eye for detail and narrative depth. Her works, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Disraeli Myth\u003c\/em\u003e, delve into the complexities of political and military history, offering fresh perspectives on well-known subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect insightful analysis blended with engaging storytelling, making her books a compelling choice for those interested in the intricate interplay of power, strategy, and historical legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-disraeli-myth-by-emily-jones-9780691246314","title":"The Disraeli Myth","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracing the multifaceted construction and deployment of the Disraeli myth and its legacy in Conservative (and conservative) politics.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring his lifetime, Benjamin Disraeli, the late-Victorian Conservative Prime Minister (and popular novelist), was often branded as unprincipled and opportunistic – claims that were frequently laced with antisemitism. Yet in the century following his death in 1881, Disraeli’s life and ideas were appropriated, reconstructed and circulated to cast him as the founder of a socially minded 'One Nation' brand of British conservatism. In this compelling study, Emily Jones traces the mythologising that made Disraeli a touchstone for Conservative (and conservative) politics. Jones shows how each generation and its political thinkers – from Karl Marx to Margaret Thatcher – has made and remade Disraeli in its own image, seeing in him a source of inspiration or legitimation in different contexts and in support of disparate policies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on sources that range from political speeches to Hollywood films, Jones charts the posthumous transformation of Disraeli into a paragon of 'One Nation' conservatism. A mythical Disraeli was invoked by contemporaries developing distinctly Tory conceptions of democracy, empire and social policy that nonetheless reaffirmed the importance of social hierarchy, private property and low taxation. As the two-party system began to realign around an axis of welfare and economic management in the interwar period, Disraeli’s political utility reached its zenith – a position, Jones shows, significantly bolstered by new interpretations of Disraeli’s Jewishness, the emerging university disciplines of history and English literature and the rise of the Labour Party. Jones’s authoritative account offers an illuminating new perspective on the role historical narratives have had in shaping accounts of political reality, ideology and identity in modern Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67712211026156,"sku":"9780691246314","price":79.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780691246314-the-disraeli-myth-1.jpg?v=1791852308"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/emily-jones.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}