Thatcher (Routledge Historical Biographies)

This publication provides an introduction to the personality and career of Britain's first female political leader and the twentieth century's longest serving Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013). The book begins by examining the making of Margaret Thatcher, her education, the beginning of her political career and her rise through the Conservative Party to her appointment as unexpected leader. The author then examines her impact at home and abroad, covering her economic policies and hard line with the trade unions, leadership through the Falklands conflict and during the last decade of the Cold War, and influence on Britain's relationship with Europe. Finally, the biography closes with a review of Thatcher's legacy before and after her death in April 2013, and considers how far she shaped the politics and society of the 1980s and those of our own time.

• | Author: Graham David Goodlad
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Dec 03, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 300 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1138015687
• | ISBN-13: 9781138015685