Thatcher and Thatcherism
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Thatcher and Thatcherism

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Thatcher and Thatcherism

About this book

This revised, expanded and updated fourth edition of Thatcher and Thatcherism examines the origins and impact of 'Thatcherism' both as a cultural construct and an economic creed from the 1970s to the formation of a coalition government in 2010. New to this edition is an extended exploration of Thatcher's impact outside of the UK, as well as an examination of the assessments published following her death in 2013, providing students with a greater understanding of the legacy of Thatcherism within the modern political landscape.

Focusing on the career of Margaret Thatcher, Eric J. Evans questions both the originality and the ideological coherence of what came to be called 'Thatcherism' and considers to what extent it met, or failed to meet, its main objectives.

Key topics discussed within the book include:

  • Privatisation policies and the attack on trade union power and influence;


  • How Thatcher changed and controlled the latetwentieth-century Conservative Party;


  • The legacy of the Falklands War;


  • Thatcher's relations with Europe โ€“ East and West;


  • Thatcher's approach to the professional ethic;


  • The influence of Thatcherism on succeeding governments: Major and 'New Labour';


  • Neo-liberalism and its influence on, and under, Thatcher.


With comprehensive suggestions for further reading and explanation of the economic, social and historical context of Britain in the late 1970s and 1980s, Thatcher and Thatcherism is an invaluable guide to the complexities and paradoxes of Britain from the late 1970s to the second decade of the twenty-first century.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2018
Print ISBN
9780815354802
eBook ISBN
9780429892769
Edition
4
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Thatcher and Thatcherism- Front Cover
  2. Thatcher and Thatcherism
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface to the fourth edition
  8. Preface
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Chronology
  11. Chapter 1: The 1970s: explanations and origins
  12. Chapter 2: Election and depression, 1979โ€“81
  13. Chapter 3: Thatcher triumphant, 1982โ€“88
  14. Chapter 4: Thatcherism and the Conservative Party
  15. Chapter 5: The attack on the government ethic
  16. Chapter 6: The attack on the professional ethic
  17. Chapter 7: Thatcher abroad I: Europe, East and West
  18. Chapter 8: Thatcher abroad II: defence and the Americas
  19. Chapter 9: Thatcher abroad III: the global statesman
  20. Chapter 10: The fall: the significance of the Westland affair
  21. Chapter 11: The Thatcher legacy I: the Major years 1990โ€“97
  22. Chapter 12: The Thatcher legacy II: the New Labour experiment
  23. Chapter 13: Interpretations
  24. Chapter 14: Conclusion
  25. Guide to further reading
  26. Index