1st Edition
Forging the Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher, the 1970s, and the Origins of Neoliberalism
1. Thatcher, Crisis, and Transformation
2. The British Disease and the Postwar Consensus
3. The Tragedy of Edward Heath
4. The Grocer and the Grocer’s Daughter
5. Labour and the Death of Consensus
6. Cautious Margaret
7. Tell Me How
8. No Confidence
9. Context, Contingency, and Conditions for Change
Biography
Terrence Casey is Professor of Political Science at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA. He is also Senior Fellow at the Centre for British Politics at the University of Hull, UK.
“An excellent study of the indispensable politician of the post-war era… Casey succeeds in highlighting the necessary origin story of Thatcher and Thatcherism… Forging the Iron Lady will be studied by historians and political scientists for many years to come.”
Matt Beech, University of Hull, UK, and UC Berkeley, USA
“…Rich in detail, beautifully written, and with new archival evidence to bolster his argument, Casey’s book is a must-read for anyone looking to understand the rise and fall of neoliberalism as well as the possibilities for economic policy today.”
Matthias M. Matthijs, Johns Hopkins University, USA
“Too often those who applaud or attack Thatcherism do so with crude cut-out-and-keep portrayals of the Iron Lady… As Casey shows, only by understanding the tumultuous era that forged the Iron Lady can her legacy be successfully rescinded, recast, or renewed.”
Tim Oliver, Loughborough University London, UK
