{"title":"Michael Braddick","description":"\u003cp\u003eMichael Braddick’s works offer a profound exploration of historical lives and events, delving into the complexities of personal and political identity. His writing is marked by meticulous research and a compelling narrative style that brings past figures and moments vividly into focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders of this collection can expect insightful biographies and memoirs that illuminate the interplay between individual experience and broader historical forces. Braddick’s books invite reflection on the rich tapestry of history, enriching our understanding of the human story.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"christopher-hill-by-michael-braddick-9781839760778","title":"Christopher Hill","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Hill\u003c\/i\u003e was one of the leading historians of his generation. His work across more than fifteen books and dozens of articles fundamentally rewrote the way we understand the English Revolution and the development of the modern British state. While his career brought many of the trappings of establishment respectability—he was both a Fellow of the British Academy and the Master of Balliol College, Oxford—he was also seen as a threat to that very same establishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnder surveillance by the security services for decades, in the 1980s Hill was publicly accused of having been a Soviet agent during the war. His was a Cold War life, as well as a scholarly one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this brilliant work of biography, Michael Braddick charts Hill's development from his abandonment of the respectable, provincial Methodism of his youth, through his embrace of Marxism, to his membership and eventual break with the Communist Party, as well as his celebrated intellectual career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile many of his books—not least the thrilling work of historical resurrection \u003ci\u003eThe World Turned Upside Down\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGod's Englishman\u003c\/i\u003e, his classic biography of Oliver Cromwell—are still widely read and admired, his intellectual reputation was damaged by sustained academic criticism in the politically charged atmosphere of the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBraddick's judicious biography not only situates Hill's life and work in their historical context but seeks to rescue Hill for a new generation of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46800378101996,"sku":"9781839760778","price":97.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/506813482843.jpg?v=1757284649"},{"product_id":"christopher-hill-by-michael-braddick-9781836743583","title":"Christopher Hill","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1912, Christopher Hill was one of the foremost historians of his generation. Abandoning the respectable provincial Methodism of his youth, Hill embraced Marxism and pursued a celebrated intellectual career. His early enthusiasm as a member of the Communist Party eventually gave way to disillusionment with its doctrinaire practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHill embodied the conflicts and challenges of the postwar decades. Michael Braddick's astute biography situates Hill's life and work in the proper historical context, bringing him alive for twenty-first-century readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48241008017644,"sku":"9781836743583","price":42.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781836743583-christopher-hill-1.jpg?v=1787929937"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/michael-braddick.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}