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Peter Hennessy

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Peter John Hennessy, Baron Hennessy of Nympsfield, is an English historian and academic specialising in the history of government. Since 1992, he has been Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary University of London.

Books

The Secret State
The Secret State
Peter Hennessy
The Secret State
The Secret State
Peter Hennessy
Winds of Change
Winds of Change
Peter Hennessy
A Duty of Care
A Duty of Care
Peter Hennessy
The Silent Deep
The Silent Deep
Peter Hennessy, James Jinks
Muddling Through
Muddling Through
Peter Hennessy
Sources Close to the Prime Minister
Sources Close to the Prime Minister
Peter Hennessy, David Walker, Michael Cockerell
The Kingdom to Come
The Kingdom to Come
Peter Hennessy
Whitehall
Whitehall
Peter Hennessy
The Complete Reflections
The Complete Reflections
Peter Hennessy, Robert Shepherd
Distilling the Frenzy
Distilling the Frenzy
Peter Hennessy
Harold Wilson
Harold Wilson
Peter Hennessy, Ben Pimlott
States of Emergency
States of Emergency
Peter Hennessy, Keith Jeffery
Never Again
Never Again
Peter Hennessy
Having it So Good
Having it So Good
Peter Hennessy
Peter Hennessy
The Hidden Wiring
Unearthing the British Constitution
The Hidden Wiring
Peter Hennessy
Winds of Change
Winds of Change
Peter Hennessy
The Prime Minister: The Office and Its Holders Since 1945
The Prime Minister: The Office and Its Holders Since 1945
Peter Hennessy
Cold War
Cold War
Peter Hennessy, Taylor Downing, Jeremy Isaacs
The Power of Civil Servants
The Power of Civil Servants
Peter Hennessy, David Normington

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