William Beveridge - Harris, Jose (Reader in Modern History, Oxford University a and Fellow, Reader in Modern History, Oxford University a and Fellow, St Catherine's College, Oxford)

This new edition of Jose Harris's biography of William Beveridge draws upon extensive new archive material about his private and public career. It expands the account given in the first edition of the origins and reception of the Beveridge Plan, and shows how the tortuous character of Beveridge's personal and emotional history helped to shape his contribution to twentieth century social reform.