Thatcher /
Thatcher provides an accessible and scholarly introduction to the personality and career of Britain's first female political leader and the twentieth century's longest serving Prime Minister. Providing a balanced narrative and assessment of one of the most significant figures of the post-w...
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| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2016
London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2016 |
| Series: | Routledge historical biographies
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| Summary: | Thatcher provides an accessible and scholarly introduction to the personality and career of Britain's first female political leader and the twentieth century's longest serving Prime Minister. Providing a balanced narrative and assessment of one of the most significant figures of the post-war era, this new biography examines the reasons why Margaret Thatcher has been admired by many as an architect of national revival, yet loathed by others as the author of widening social and geographical division. The book begins by examining the making of Margaret Thatcher, her education, the beginning of her political career and her rise through the Conservative Party to her appointment as unexpected leader. Moving on to her tenure as Prime Minister, Graham Goodlad then examines her impact at home and abroad, covering her controversial economic policies and hard line with the trade unions, leadership through the Falklands conflict and during the last decade of the Cold War, and influence on Britain's relationship with a more closely integrated Europe. Finally, the biography closes with a review of Thatcher's legacy before and after her death in April 2013, and considers how far she shaped the politics and society of the 1980s and those of our own time. Thatcher is essential reading for all students of twentieth-century history and politics |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 288 pages) 1 online resource (vi, 288 pages.) : |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1315647184 1317297245 1317297253 9781315647180 9781317297246 9781317297253 |
| Access: | EBL Non-Linear Lending |