The Politics of the Thatcher Revolution: An Interpretation of British Politics 1979 - 1990

Author:   G. Fry
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9780333751961


Pages:   293
Publication Date:   17 April 2008
Format:   Hardback
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The Politics of the Thatcher Revolution: An Interpretation of British Politics 1979 - 1990


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The Thatcher era was the most dramatic period in British politics since the 1940s. As Conservative Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher proved to be the 'Iron Lady' at home and abroad. This book analyzes the politics of the Thatcher era in an incisive and challenging manner.

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Author:   G. Fry
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.535kg
ISBN:  

9780333751961


ISBN 10:   0333751965
Pages:   293
Publication Date:   17 April 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

What Kind of Revolution? The Conservative Ascendancy: The Pattern of British Politics 1979-1990 The Thatcher Cabinets and Governments, Her Court, and 'An Old Whore of a Party'                   The Economic Liberal Crusades I: The Quest for an Economic Renaissance The Economic Liberal Crusades II: The Recasting of the Welfare State  The Economic Liberal Crusades III:  The Reconstruction of the Civil Service The Economic Liberal Crusades IV:  The Confrontation with Local Government The Governments of the Iron Lady and the Defence of the National Interest      The Unfinished Revolution

Reviews

'This is the best non-partisan short book on 'Thatcherism' and the 1979-1990 era to have appeared to date. It is wide ranging, all encompassing, massively referenced with a great Bibliography and very fair. It digs out a lot of facts, gives useful insights and accords credit where credit is due'. -- John Blundell, Director General, The Institute of Economic Affairs, UK 'My only disappointment as I came to the end of this excellent book was when I realised that it was the last in Professor Fry's enjoyable and informative series of books about British political history.' - Christie Davies, The Salisbury Review '...a thought-provoking book...' Parliamentary History


Author Information

GEOFFREY K. FRY is Emeritus Professor of British Government and Administration at the University of Leeds, UK.  He has written eight previous books, including Statesmen in Disguise, which has established itself as the standard history of the British Higher Civil Service, as well as The Politics of Crisis and The Politics of Decline, to which this book is a successor volume.

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