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Thatcher and Thatcherism 2nd Edition
Author(s): Eric J. Evans (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 19 Feb. 2004
- Edition: 2nd
- Language: English
- Print length: 192 pages
- ISBN-10: 041527012X
- ISBN-13: 9780415270120
Book Description
Drawing extensively on political memoirs, Thatcher and Thatcherism 2nd Edition 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 2nd Edition is an invaluable guide to the complexities and paradoxes of contemporary Britain.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘Good on events.’ – Joseph Melling, University of Exeter
‘This is the first text in the field and, as a lecturer, I am very grateful for it.’ – D. Rothewell, University of Edinburgh
‘This is a startling account of Thatcher which is both analytical and ironic in equal proportions. It provides very useful, balanced accounts.’ – Mike Owens, University of Derby
‘An excellent contribution to the continuing debate about this vitally important period.’ – David Russell, Bolton Institute of Higher Education
