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This book looks at British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher from 1975 through 1991, during which Mrs. Thatcher was Conservative Party Leader and then Prime Minister. Janet Fallon emphasizes her rhetorical appeals to enact a vision of social, economic, and political change in Britain.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents
List of Abbreviations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Margaret Hilda Roberts Thatcher: From Grantham to London
Chapter 2. Margaret Thatcher: Member of Parliament: 1959-1975
Chapter 3. Party Leader in Opposition 1975-1979
Chapter 4. General Election of 1979: Tory Campaign
Chapter 5. Feminine Factor: Gender Politics, Handbagging, Women's Movement,
Rhetorical Advocacy, Role Models
Chapter 6. Mrs. Thatcher's Special Relationship with the United States: President Ford and President Carter
Chapter 7. Mrs. Thatcher's First Government: 1979-1981
Chapter 8. Mrs. Thatcher's First Government: Falklands War 1982
Chapter 9. General Election of 1983
Chapter 10. Mrs. Thatcher's Special Relationship with President Ronald Reagan
Chapter 11. Mrs. Thatcher and the Soviet General Secretaries: Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko, Gorbachev
Chapter 12. Second Thatcher Government: Highlights 1983-1987
Chapter 13. General Election of 1987
Chapter 14. Mrs. Thatcher's Special Relationship with President Bush
Chapter 15. Third Thatcher Government: Controversies Quicken 1987-1990
Chapter 16. Prime Minister Thatcher's Resignation, November 1990
Epilogue. Margaret, the Right Honourable Baroness of Kesteven
Bibliography
About the Author
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Janet L. Fallon
