Table of contents:
1. The 1970s: Explanations and Origins 2. Election and Depression,
1979-81 3. Thatcher Triumphant, 1982-88 4. Thatcherism and the
Conservative Party 5. The Attack of the Government Ethic 6. The
Attack on the Professional Ethic 7. Thatcher Abroad I: Europe 8.
Thatcher Abroad II: Defence and the Americas 9. Thatcherism Abroad:
Influence and Prejudice 10. The Fall 11. The Legacy, Guide to
Further Reading
Drawing extensively on political memoirs, Thatcher and Thatcherism
surveys the origins and impact of 'Thatcherism' as a
cultural construct and an economic creed.
Focusing on the career of Margaret Thatcher, Eric J. Evans proposes
that the ideological coherence and originality of
'Thatcherism' was illusory. He argues that
'Thatcherism' was a bold experiment in ideologically driven
government which failed to meet its main objectives.
He includes discussion of:
- privatization and the fate of the trade unions
- Britain's slow economic decline versus Thatcher's
delusions of British grandeur
- the legacy of the Falklands and of Britain's approach to
Europe
- education, the civil service, and crime.
- the contribution of the poll tax fiasco to her fall from
power.
With full bibliography and explanation of the economic, social and
historical context of Britain in the late 1970s and 80s, Thatcher
and Thatcherism is an invaluable guide to the complexities and
paradoxes of contemporary Britain.
With full bibliography and explanation of the economic, social and
historical context of Britain in the late 70s and 80s, this book
draws extensively on political memoirs and surveys the origins and
impact of Thatcherism.
"'A well-written account of a complex period... one of the best introductions to the debate' - W.R. Garside, University of Birmingham; 'Strongly recommended to students... ideal as an accessible overview of Thatcherism.' - Lisa Harrison, University of the West of England"
Emeritus Professor, Lancaster University, UK
Inhaltsangabe
Preface Chronology 1. The 1970s: Explanations and Origins 2. Election and Depression, 1979-81 3. Thatcher Triumphant, 1982-88 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 The Bringer of Freedom? Principle, Pragmatism and the Limits of Power 10. The Fall 11. The Legacy I: Politics - Thatcherism after Thatcher 12. The Legacy II: Economy, Society and Ethos Notes Guide to Further Reading Index
