Overview
Explores the impact that the Falklands War had on each of the political parties in Britain
Draws on a wide range of sources, from detailed analyses of parliamentary debates to newspaper and television coverage
Examines the differences in how the Conservatives, Labour and the SDP-Liberal Alliance reacted to the unfolding events in the Falklands
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This book explores and reconstructs how the principal parliamentary parties in Britain confronted and responded to events that unfolded during the Falklands War in the spring of 1982. The author begins by situating the Falklands Crisis within the wider context of the breakup of the British Empire and discusses the fluid political situation in Parliament at the time. Following this, the book examines in detail each of the parties – the Conservative Party, the Labour Party and the SDP-Liberal Alliance – and their actions during the crisis. The chapters focus on each party in turn and follow a chronological narrative to reconcile the evolution of the diplomatic and military picture with the internal political one.
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Book Title: The British Political Parties and the Falklands War
Authors: Domenico Maria Bruni
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-31471-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-30064-4Published: 12 October 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-31471-0Published: 03 October 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 185
Topics: Modern History, History of Britain and Ireland, Political History, British Politics, Latin American History