THE END OF THE PARTY

Book ID/图书代码： 11701210B35320

English Summary/英文概要： Andrew Rawnsley’s bestselling and award-winning "Servants of the People" was acclaimed across all media as the most authoritative and entertaining account of New Labour and its first term in office. As one reviewer put it, ’Rawnsley’s ability to unearth revelation at the highest level of government may leave you suspecting that there are bugs in the vases at Number 10’. "The End of the Party" is packed with more astonishing revelations as Rawnsley takes up the New Labour story from the day of its second election victory in 2001. There are riveting inside accounts of all the key events from 9/11 and the Iraq War to the financial crisis and the parliamentary expenses scandal; and entertaining portraits of the main players as Rawnsley takes us through the triumphs and tribulations of New Labour as well as the astonishing feuds and reconciliations between Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and Peter Mandelson. Drawing on hundreds of interviews and confidential conversations with those at the heart of power, Andrew Rawnsley provides the definitive account of the rise and fall of New Labour.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 来自安德鲁. 罗恩斯利的前一部作品《人民公仆》曾受到了媒体广泛的好评，被视为是对英国新工党以及其在托尼布莱尔领导下作为执政党的第一任期，最为权威的记述作品。而《曲终人散》一书则承接了上部，从2001年工党赢得大选胜利，再次获得连任之际开始讲起. 从9/11恐怖袭击到伊拉克战争，再从金融危机到议会“报销门”丑闻，针对这段期间所发生的一系列重大事件，本书在披露了大量惊人内幕的同时，还对其中的关键人物进行了风趣幽默的刻画，透过这些内容，工党在政治上的得与失，托尼布莱尔、戈登布朗与彼得曼德尔森间的分分合合将表露无遗。借助政府要员间大量的公共采访以及私密谈话，安德鲁.罗恩斯向读者清晰地呈现出了新工党的起起伏伏。 《曲终人散》指出，在超出12个年头的执政期间，一个政党内部的团结与自身的凝聚，正变得越来越难以维系；而当初那个朝气蓬勃的新工党，如今在政治舞台上却已显得是黔驴技穷、缺乏创新。 有趣的是，在全书的结尾部分，对于即将到来的英国大选罗恩斯利却只字未提，这自然会引来众多的猜测，有人称作者正试图籍此来左右下一届的选举。不管怎么说，《曲终人散》本身绝对是一本有趣的漫谈，它覆盖了英国历史上一段重要的新纪元，再配合上罗恩斯利诙谐流溢的笔风，更加剧了该书的可读性。 (AW)

Awards/获奖情况： Review
A devastating portrait of New Labour in power. For all the concentration on Gordon Brown’s bullying, The End Of the Party is a much more complete account of New Labour than that. It is all the more devastating for it. Labour has rubbished it. But this is the best history of New Labour in power yet - and unlikely to be bettered any time soon -- Andrew Neather Evening Standard Rawnsley’s book is a very good one. He’s a top class political journalist who finds things out and writes them down extremely well. He has excellent sources and I don’t doubt what he has written. Nor do I doubt its importance. -- Danny Finkelstein The Times It reads like a thriller -- Jeremy Vine As fine a piece of contemporary history as his previous magnum opus, Servants of the People -- Jim Pickard FT.com The detail is extraordinary -- Victoria Derbyshire Radio 5 Live

About the Author/作者介绍： Andrew Rawnsley is associate editor and chief political commentator for the Observer. For many years he presented BBC Radio 4’s Sunday evening Westminster Hour, and he has also made a number of highly acclaimed television documentaries. 本书作者安德鲁.罗恩斯利(Andrew Rawnsley)，权威媒体《观察家报》的副主编及首席政治评论员。于过去的多年间，他一直担任英国广播4台栏目Sunday evening Westminster Hour的执行策划，同时，众多广受好评的纪录片亦出自他手。

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