The Politics of the Thatcher Revolution: An Interpretation of British Politics 1979 - 1990

by G. Fry

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349412662
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/2008
Edition description:	1st ed. 2008
Pages:	293
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

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

Table of Contents

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

Editorial Reviews

'This is the best non-partisan short book on 'Thatcherism' and the 1979-1990 era to have appeared to date. It is wide ranging, all encompassing, massively referenced with a great Bibliography and very fair. It digs out a lot of facts, gives useful insights and accords credit where credit is due'. John Blundell, Director General, The Institute of Economic Affairs, UK

'My only disappointment as I came to the end of this excellent book was when I realised that it was the last in Professor Fry's enjoyable and informative series of books about British political history.' - Christie Davies, The Salisbury Review

'...a thought-provoking book...' Parliamentary History

'Professor Fry has produced a detailed account of the Thatcher years for which students wishing to get a sense of what was going on in the 1970s and 1980s will be grateful. The chapters are arranged thematically but logically and, rather contradicting the book's title, economic and administrative affairs are given substantial, and entirely appropriate, emphasis. This is more than a study of British politics.' - Contemporary British History

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