John Ardagh

John Ardagh

John Ardagh (28 May 1928, Nyasaland - 26 January 2008) was a British journalist, writer and broadcaster. In the 1950s and 1960s, he worked as a staff writer and correspondent for "The Times" and "The Observer". [John Ardagh, "Tale of Five Cities: Life in Provincial Europe Today", London: Secker & Warburg, 1979, back flap.] His book "The New French Revolution", first published in 1968, has been updated many times, most recently as "France in the New Century: Portrait of a Changing Society" (1999). He also wrote anatomies of contemporary Ireland and Germany and co-authored and edited several travel guides.

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* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3272598.ece Obituary in "The Times", January 30, 2008]
* [http://www.sloveniatimes.com/en/inside.cp2?uid=AB6B69CF-814F-27B7-0AC6-945FF7CB246B&linkid=news&cid=95BA81FE-636A-933D-C350-7EE6FECF5929 Obituary in "The Slovenia Times", February, 22, 2008]


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