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Thatcher's trial : six months that defined a leader

Kwarteng, Kwasi2015
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Margaret Thatcher was elected Prime Minister in 1979, the first woman to hold the position. Within two years she was beset by troubles, and it seemed her historic government would be short-lived. In 1981 unemployment had risen to levels not seen since the 1930s and public finances foundered in their worst state since 1945. Kwasi Kwarteng here captures this shopkeeper's daughter's unique leadership qualities - from her pulpit style and New Testament imagery to her emphasis on personal moral responsibility - in some of the most adverse conditions facing any statesman in modern peacetime to offer a compelling study of arguably the most significant six months in British post-war history.
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury, 2015.
Collation:
xii, 248 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781408859179 (hbk)
Dewey class:
941'.0858'092941.0858092
Language:
English
BRN:
2175915
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