Preface to the fourth edition
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chronology
1 The 1970s: explanations and origins
2 Election and depression, 1979–81
3 Thatcher triumphant, 1982–88
4 Thatcherism and the Conservative Party
5 The attack on the government ethic
6 The attack on the professional ethic
7 Thatcher abroad I: Europe, East and West
8 Thatcher abroad II: defence and the Americas
9 Thatcher abroad III: the global statesman
10 The fall: the significance of the Westland affair
11 The Thatcher legacy I: the Major years 1990–97
12 The Thatcher legacy II: the New Labour experiment
13 Interpretations
14 Conclusion
Guide to further reading
Index
Biography
Eric J. Evans is Emeritus Professor of Modern History at Lancaster University, UK. His many books include Sir Robert Peel: Statesmanship, Power and Party (2nd Edition, 2006), The Forging of the Modern State: Early Industrial Britain, 1783–1870 (4th Edition, 2018), The Shaping of Modern Britain: Identity, Industry and Empire, 1780–1914 (2011) and Britain Before the Reform Act Politics and Society 1815–1832 (2nd Edition, 2008).
'A timely and useful update of a classic text which puts into perspective the background, history and legacy of Thatcherism.'
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'A most accessible and up-to-date explanation of both the person and the ism; and also the legacies – the long shadow – that even posthumously are still with us.'
Martin Farr, Newcastle University, UK
