Forging the Iron Lady - Margaret Thatcher, the 1970s, and the Origins of Neoliberalism

This book tells the story of the rise of Margaret Thatcher in the context of crises assailing Britain in the 1970s and how her ascent to power ushered in the neoliberal era.

List of contents

1. Thatcher, Crisis, and Transformation 2. The British Disease and the Postwar Consensus 3. The Tragedy of Ted 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

About the author

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.

Summary

This book tells the story of the rise of Margaret Thatcher in the context of crises assailing Britain in the 1970s and how her ascent to power ushered in the neoliberal era.

Product details

• Authors: Terrence Casey, Terrence (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technolo Casey, Casey Terrence
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032636238
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3263623-8
• No. of pages: 466
• Series: Routledge Studies in British Politics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Political leaders & leadership, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1970 to c 1980, Political leaders and leadership, Political parties and party platforms, Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies, Right-of-centre democratic ideologies