The Politics of the Thatcher Revolution

An Interpretation of British Politics 1979 - 1990
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-349-41266-2
Verlag: Springer Nature B.V.

Buch, Englisch, 293 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 389 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fry, G.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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