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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809941903321

Autore

Evans Eric J. <1945-, >

Titolo

Thatcher and Thatcherism / / Eric J. Evans

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-06689-8

1-299-14824-7

1-135-07688-X

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 206 pages)

Collana

Making of the contemporary world

Disciplina

941.085/8092

Soggetti

Conservatism - Great Britain - History - 20th century

World politics - 1945-1989

Great Britain Politics and government 1979-1997

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The 1970s: explanations and origins -- Election and depression, 1979-81 -- Thatcher triumphant -- Thatcherism and the Conservative Party -- The attack on the government ethic -- The attack on the professional ethic -- Thatcher abroad I: Europe -- Thatcher abroad II: defence and the Americas -- Thatcher abroad III: influence and prejudice -- The fall -- The Thatcher legacy I: the major years 1990-97 -- The Thatcher legacy II: the new Labour experiment -- Interpretations.

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on the career of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher and surveys the origins and impact of 'Thatcherism' as a cultural construct and an economic creed.