Great Britain in the 1970s appeared to be in terminal decline--ungovernable, an economic wreck, and rapidly headed for global irrelevance. Three decades later, it is the richest and most influential country in Europe, and Margaret Thatcher is the reason. The preternaturally determined Thatcher rose...

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1. Verfasser:	Berlinski, Claire 1968- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York Basic Books 2008
Schlagworte:	Thatcher, Margaret Thatcher, Margaret > 1925-2013 Geschichte 1979-1997 Politik Conservatism > Great Britain Großbritannien Great Britain > Politics and government > 1979-1997 Biografie
Zusammenfassung:	Great Britain in the 1970s appeared to be in terminal decline--ungovernable, an economic wreck, and rapidly headed for global irrelevance. Three decades later, it is the richest and most influential country in Europe, and Margaret Thatcher is the reason. The preternaturally determined Thatcher rose from nothing, seized control of Britain's Conservative party, and took a sledgehammer to the nation's postwar socialist consensus. She proved that socialism could be reversed, inspiring a global free-market revolution. Simultaneously exploiting every politically useful aspect of her femininity and defying every conventional expectation of women in power, Thatcher crushed her enemies with a calculated ruthlessness that stunned the British public and without doubt caused immense collateral damage. Ultimately, however, author Berlinski agrees with Thatcher: There was no alternative. Berlinski explains what Thatcher did, why it matters, and how she got away with it in this vivid portrait of one of the towering figures of the twentieth century.--From publisher description.
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	XII, 386 S. Ill.
ISBN:	9780465002313