Thatcher and Thatcherism - Rilegato

Evans, Eric J.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 041527012X ISBN 13: 9780415270120

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2004

Riassunto

Drawing extensively on political memoirs, Thatcher and Thatcherism surveys the origins and impact of 'Thatcherism' as a cultural construct and an economic creed.

Focusing on the career of Margaret Thatcher, Eric J. Evans proposes that the ideological coherence and originality of 'Thatcherism' was illusory. He argues that 'Thatcherism' was a bold experiment in ideologically driven government which failed to meet its main objectives.

He includes discussion of:

* privatization and the fate of the trade unions
* Britain's slow economic decline versus Thatcher's delusions of British grandeur
* the legacy of the Falklands and of Britain's approach to Europe
* education, the civil service, and crime.
* the contribution of the poll tax fiasco to her fall from power.

With full bibliography and explanation of the economic, social and historical context of Britain in the late 1970s and 80s, Thatcher and Thatcherism is an invaluable guide to the complexities and paradoxes of contemporary Britain.

Su questo libro

Contenuti:

Preface  Chronology  1. The 1970s: Explanations and Origins  2. Election and Depression, 1979-81  3. Thatcher Triumphant, 1982-88  4. Thatcherism and the Conservative Party   5. The Attack on the Government Ethic  6. The Attack on the Professional Ethic  7. Thatcher Abroad: I Europe  8. Thatcher Abroad: II Defence and the Americas  9. Thatcher Abroad: III The Bringer of Freedom? Principle, Pragmatism and the Limits of Power  10. The Fall  11. The Legacy I: Politics - Thatcherism after Thatcher  12. The Legacy II: Economy, Society and Ethos  Notes  Guide to Further Reading  Index

Product Description:

Book by Evans Eric J

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 041527012X
• ISBN 13: 9780415270120
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 192