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Earl A. Reitan examines the polices adopted by three revolutionary Prime Ministers, and insightfully illuminates the broader implications of the leaders' profound influence on British politics and society. Written clearly and concisely, The Thatcher Revolution is essential reading for anyone interested in the state and future of modern Britain.
| ISBN | 0742522024 | | Pages | 352 | | ISBN13 | 9780742522022
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield | | Weight (grammes) | 485 | | Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield | | Published in | Lanham, MD | | Format | Hardback | | Height (mm) | 235 | | Publication date | 28 Dec 2002 | | Width (mm) | 155 | | Library of Congress | 2002008628 | | Spine width (mm) | 21 | | DEWEY | 941.085 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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| | | Preface | | | | | | Introduction | | | | Ch. 1 | | The Rise of Margaret Thatcher | | 1 | | Ch. 2 | | The Beginnings of Thatcherism, 1979-1983 | | 27 | | Ch. 3 | | The Heyday of Thatcherism, 1983-1987 | | 53 | | Ch. 4 | | The Fall of Margaret Thatcher, 1987-1990 | | 75 | | Ch. 5 | | Thatcherite Reform | | 97 | | Ch. 6 | | John Major and the Thatcher Legacy, 1990-1993 | | 117 | | Ch. 7 | | John Major: Continuing the Thatcher Revolution | | 135 | | Ch. 8 | | The Triumph of "New Labour," 1994-1997 | | 157 | | Ch. 9 | | Tony Blair: Getting Going, 1997-1998 | | 175 | | Ch. 10 | | Toward a New Mandate, 1999-2001 | | 197 | | Ch. 11 | | Major and Blair: Wrapping Up the Thatcher Revolution | | 221 | | Ch. 12 | | Assessment: What Was the Thatcher Revolution? | | 241 | | | | Bibliographical Note | | 247 | | | | Index | | 251 | | | | About the Author | | 259 |
A compact and balanced assessment of British political history from 1979 to 2001, historically framed by the breakdown of the post-World War II consensus in the 1970s and the gradual emergence of a novel and quite different consensus in the 90s. 'Thatcherism' destroyed the former and created the latter; thus Margaret Thatcherism is the dominant figure in Reitan's account, crafted particularly for an American audience, but, ironically, Tony Blair--heir to a different political tradition--will shape the adaptation of 'Thatcherism' in the first years of the twenty-first century.--John Naylor  Be the first to write a customer review
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