Britain Under Thatcher by Seldon, Anthony -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents An Introduction to the Series Note on Referencing System Authors’ Acknowledgements Publisher’s Acknowledgements List of Acronyms Part One: Introduction

1. The Road to 1979

Mrs Thatcher’s Political Rise Challenge for the Party Leadership (February 1975) Preparing for Power (1975–79) The 1979 Election

Part Two: Analysis

2. Establishing Hegemony

3. The High Tide of Thatcher

4. The Centre cannot Hold

5. The End of an Era

Jittery October (1990) A Challenge Emerges (early November 1990) The Lady Bows Out (late November 1990)

Part Three: Assessment

6. Britain under Thatcher

Macroeconomics The Supply Side Trade Union Reform The Welfare State Britain in the World The Government and the Constitution The Establishment and Values

7. Thatcherism in History

The Right-wing Perspective The Centre-Left Conservative (‘Wet’) Critique The Centralisation (‘Strong State’) Critique A Left of Centre Critique A Contemporary Historian’s Perspective The Historical Determinist Thesis An Historian’s Perspective Conclusion: Thatcher and Thatcherism in History

Part Four: Documents Chronology Glossary Guide to Characters Bibliography Index