Margaret Thatcher on Leadership: Lessons for American Conservatives Today

by Nile Gardiner, Stephen Thompson

Overview

This inspirational and practical guide for conservatives combines stories from Lady Thatcher’s life with principles and strategies conservatives can apply to their challenges today. Nile Gardiner and Stephen Thompson outline the critical lessons conservatives can learn from Lady Thatcher on articulating conservative principles to a broader audience, cutting through bureaucratic messes to achieve goals, and standing up to aggressive regimes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781621571643
Publisher:	Skyhorse Publishing
Publication date:	10/01/2013
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

The list of Regnery authors reads like a "who's who" of conservative thought, action, and history.

Table of Contents

Introduction Why Margaret Thatcher's Leadership Matters Today 1

Chapter 1 The Iron Lady 5

Chapter 2 Thatcherism 15

Chapter 3 The Twilight of Socialist Britain 43

Chapter 4 The Thatcher Revolution 59

Chapter 5 America Must Avoid European-Style Decline 79

Chapter 6 Rejecting Appeasement: Lessons from the Cold War 97

Chapter 7 The Leadership Lessons of the Falklands War 119

Chapter 8 Keeping America Secure and Confronting Terrorism 131

Chapter 9 America Must Lead 143

Chapter 10 The Ten Principles of Successful Conservative Leadership 167

Conclusion 181

Acknowledgments 187

Notes 189

Index 225

Editorial Reviews

Based on the authors’ unique vantage point, Margaret Thatcher on Leadership
provides a fascinating account of how this outstanding prime minister demonstrated that conservative ideas work. The book, which describes how she and
Ronald Reagan worked together to change the course of history, offers a valuable
example for future leaders of both Britain and the United States.”
—Hon. Edwin Meese III, former attorney general of the United States

“Do not despair. There is no irreversible ‘tipping point’ into American decline, not even Obama’s presidency. Margaret Thatcher on Leadership distills the critical lessons from Lady Thatcher’s inspiring political accomplishments and applies them persuasively to America today.”
—Hon. John R. Bolton, former U.S. Permanent
representative to the United Nations

“Margaret Thatcher loved America and always kept our best interests in mind.
That’s why the lessons of her strong, decisive leadership are so critical in restoring conservative government here after an era of hyper-liberalism.”
—Fred Barnes, executive editor, Weekly Standard

“Margaret Thatcher on Leadership is a powerful and timely book calling on American conservatives to defend the cause of freedom. The Iron Lady’s example is an inspiration to us all, on both sides of the Atlantic, as the West faces mounting challenges at home and abroad.”
—Rt. Hon. Liam Fox, MP, former defence secretary of the United Kingdom

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