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Britain Under Thatcher (Seminar Studies In History) [Paperback]

Dr Anthony Seldon (Author), Daniel Collings (Author)
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  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Longman; 1 edition (10 Nov 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0582317142
  • ISBN-13: 978-0582317147
  • Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.8 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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This concise, accessible, and balanced historical analysis of the Thatcher years and their consequences analyzes many controversial aspects of Margaret Thatcher's premiership, including the Falklands War, the miner's strike, bitter relations with Europe and the ill-fated poll tax. Books in this Seminar Studies in History series bridge the gap between textbook and specialist survey and consists of a brief "Introduction" and/or "Background" to the subject followed by a substantial and authoritative section of "Analysis" focusing on the main themes and issues. There is a succinct "Assessment" of the subject, a generous selection of "Documents" and a detailed bibliography.
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This short study work is an excellent demonstration of the pressure of brevity refining analytical thought. There is a helpful narrative framework, upon which many strands of analysis are hung. The resulting effect is to leave a firm awareness of the historical context of Mrs. Thatcher's premiership; with fair minded and objective analysis of her person and her policies. The conclusive historiographical exercise is an excellent stimulus to further analysis.
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As a modern history and politics student, I found this book an invaluable introduction to the topic and an important counter to some of the polemical accounts which dominate the subject. The structure of the book (as with most of the Seminar Studies series) makes it easy to delve in and out of with useful summaries of other people's arguments. I would highly recommend this book to everyone - including those with a layman's interest in the subject, as it is highly readable.
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I can fully recommend this fine introduction to the Thatcher government's profile in contemporary British history.

Useful for students and professors alike, the Seminar Study provides a well-researched and balanced treatment of the rise and fall of one of the most controversial governments in the twentieth century. The first part of the book reminds the reader of the early uncertainties and troubles that affected a government, whose life expectancy was deemed by most commentators at the time to be a short one. But 'events, dear boy, events', to paraphrase a late prime minister, damaged and rescued the first Thatcher government, as this account so superbly recalls.

The last section invites the reader to make his own judgement of the 1979-90 administration's record. Five critiques (from left to right) bring alive the debate that continues to surround the Thatcher government's place in history. Paying a visit to this fascinating period of British political history, which this book admirably does, is a worthy exercise for anyone interested in the subject. It certainly reminds one just how marked the imprint of Maggie's handbag was on Britain's ancient political landscape.

A final word of prasie must go to the co-author, Daniel Collings, who was still put the finishing touches to his first book in his final year at Oxford. Larry Siedontrop, his tutor at Keble College and a prolific author in his own right, must be very proud of his student's publishing debut.

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