Thatcher (Reputations)
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (987 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0340759771 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Part of the "Reputations" series, this book is a study of Margaret Thatcher's place in world history, and examines her career both domestically and internationally. This is the first scholarly treatment to make full use of the Thatcher Archive and is a comprehensive reassessment and authoritative reevaluation of her place in British political history.
About the AuthorE.H.H. Green is Reader in Modern British History at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Magdalen College.
Green is Reader in Modern British History at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Magdalen College.. E.H.H
"Excellent" according to Mr. P. I. Browne. As anyone familiar with Green's writing would expect, this is serious academic book - not really for the general reader, although there is much for the general reader to enjoy. Green is an expert on the history of the Conservative Party, so unsurprisingly, he is at his best when placing Thatcher in the broad sweep of Conservative thinking and shows how many of her ideas were simply old wine in new skins - ideas that had been around for a while, which Thatcher picked up on. It's not so good on the consequences of Thatcherism, as he's interested in looking b