Umfang:
Online-Ressource (222 p)
Ausgabe:
3rd ed
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2013 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780415660198
Serie:
The Making of the Contemporary World
Inhalt:
This fully revised and updated third edition of Thatcher and Thatcherism examines the origins and impact of 'Thatcherism' as a cultural construct and an economic creed from the 1970s to the formation of a coalition government in 2010.Focusing on the career of Margaret Thatcher, Eric J. Evans questions both the originality and the ideological coherence of Thatcherism were illusory. He argues that Thatcherism was a bold experiment in ideologically driven government. But also that, despite Thatcher's political dominance, failed to meet its main objectives.He includes discussion of:privatisation p
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; Thatcher and Thatcherism; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chronology; 1 The 1970s: explanations and origins; 2 Election and depression, 1979-81; 3 Thatcher triumphant, 1982-8; 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: influence and prejudice; 10 The fall; 11 The Thatcher legacy I: the Major years 1990-7; 12 The Thatcher legacy II: the New Labour experiment
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13 Interpretations14 Conclusion; Notes; Guide to further reading; Index;
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781135076887
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780415660181
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version Thatcher and Thatcherism
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books
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