{"product_id":"9780230580251","title":"Understanding Governance: Plain Words and Forgotten Deeds","description":"\u003ch1\u003eUnderstanding Governance: Plain Words and Forgotten Deeds\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eScott, A.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eDraws on previously inaccessible family archives to penetrate the anonymity and public reticence of one of Britain's great twentieth century civil servants. Gowers was highly influential in public policy throughout his long civil service career, which began in 1903 and culminated in running London's civil defence throughout the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2009-09-23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780230580251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1057\/9780230244306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 229cm x152cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 255\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47446423339148,"sku":"9780230580251","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780230580251.jpg?v=1775919992","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780230580251","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}