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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782796103321

Autore

Blundell John

Titolo

Lady Thatcher [[electronic resource] ] : A Portrait

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Algora Publishing, 2008

ISBN

0-87586-632-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Disciplina

941.085

941.085/8092

Soggetti

Conservative Party (Great Britain) -- Biography

Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1979-1997

Prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography

Thatcher, Margaret

Women prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography

Prime ministers - Great Britain

Women prime ministers - Great Britain

Great Britain

Regions & Countries - Europe

History & Archaeology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Introduction; 1. Childhood; 2. University; 3. Launching; 4. Elected; 5. Opposition I; 6. Education Secretary; 7. Reflections; 8. Leader; 9. Opposition II; 10. Power; 11. Liberating the Economy; 12. Privatizing the Commanding Heights; 13. Selling Off Public Housing; 14. Going to War; 15. Beating the Miners; 16. Reforming the Unions; 17. Battling the IRA; 18. Befriending America; 19. Kicking Down the Wall; 20. Dealing with Brussels; 21. Resignation; 22. Retirement; 23. Family; 24. Men; 25. Her World; 26. Ten Lessons; Postscript: What Remains to be Done; Further Reading

Sommario/riassunto

This biography of Lady Thatcher relates in warm detail the life of Margaret Thatcher, her achievements as British Prime Minister, and her life since retirement. Written in a vigorous, no-nonsense style, Lady Thatcher provides a succinct portrait of the Iron Lady, illustrating what



the terms "Thatcherite" and "Thatcherism" really mean. Blundell shows why Thatcher was such an outstanding world leader and such an inspiration for women leaders in particular. The book begins with contrasting scenes - the desolation of Britain in the 1978-9 "Winter of Discontent" prior to Thatcher's premiership, and