Thatcher's Britain
Subtitle: the politics and social upheaval of the Thatcher era
By: Richard Vinen
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 403
ISBN-13: 9781847371751
Subjects: Women prime ministers; Politics and government; Premières ministres; Politik; Kvinnliga premiärministrar; Politik och förvaltning; Conservative Party (Great Britain)
Description: A fascinating, colourful account of the Thatcher decade from the acclaimed modern historian, Richard Vinen.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-381) and index.
Table of contents: title: Thatcher before Thatcherism, 1925-75; title: Thatcherism before Thatcher? Enoch Powell; title: Becoming leader; title: Opposition, 1975-9; title: Primitive politics, 1979-83; title: Unexpected victory : the Falklands; title: Victory foretold : the miners; title: Serious money, 1983-8; title: Divided kingdom?; title: Europe; title: The fall.