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  • © 1994

The Free Economy and the Strong State

The Politics of Thatcherism

Authors:

  1. Andrew Gamble
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    • Avoids the mythology surrounding Thatcher, appraising multiple theories to form a critical conclusion
    • Written by the leading expert of the discipline
    • Ideology, statecraft and policy covered in this text
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    • Both Thatcher's fall and legacy covered in this text
    • New conclusion appraising the Conservative party in the wake of Thatcher

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Andrew Gamble
    Pages 1-11

  3. A crisis of hegemony

    • Andrew Gamble
    Pages 12-33

  4. The New Right

    • Andrew Gamble
    Pages 34-68

  5. From Butler to Thatcher

    • Andrew Gamble
    Pages 69-104

  6. The Thatcher government, 1979–90

    • Andrew Gamble
    Pages 105-138

  7. The pursuit of statecraft

    • Andrew Gamble
    Pages 139-173

  8. The struggle for hegemony

    • Andrew Gamble
    Pages 174-206

  9. The legacies of Thatcherism

    • Andrew Gamble
    Pages 207-256

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 257-282
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About this book

The Thatcher era was a turbulent and controversial period in British politics. Andrew Gamble's authoritative account - now revised and updated to cover Thatcher's fall and legacy - analyses the ideology, statecraft, and economic and social programme of the Thatcher Government. He explores rival interpretations of Thatcherism and assesses the evidence for claims that the Thatcher Government transformed British politics. A new conclusion considers the Conservative Party after Thatcher.
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About the author

Andrew Gamble is Professor of Politics, University of Sheffield, and author of several books, including The Conservative Nation, Britain in Decline and An Introduction to Modern Social and Political Thought. He is co-editor of Developments in British Politics 4

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