Tim Bale, author of The Conservative Party from Thatcher to Cameron
Brian Harrison, University of Oxford ‘Making Thatcher’s Britain is a fascinating collection that illuminates a crucial period of recent history. Its essays demand a wide readership by exploring familiar territory in innovative ways while mapping new landscapes, including Thatcherism’s impact upon class, its relationship to nationalism and the global context of Thatcher’s Britain.’ Stephen Brooke, York University, Toronto ‘This impressive and wide-ranging volume assesses the nature of Thatcherism and the impact of the Thatcher governments in key areas of domestic politics and Britain’s relations with the wider world. Its well-integrated collection of essays, written by acknowledged experts in their fields, provides lucid summaries and insightful analysis which will be of great value to both students and specialist researchers.’ Stuart Ball, University of Leicester Ben Jackson is a University Lecturer in Modern History at Oxford University, and a Fellow of University College. He is the author of Equality and the British Left (2007). Robert Saunders is a Lecturer in History and Politics at Oxford University. He is the author of Democracy and the Vote in British Politics (2011).
Cover illustration: Margaret Thatcher, then leader of the Conservative Party, during the election campaign which brought her to power as Prime Minister, 1979. © Ian Berry / Magnum Photos. Cover design: Chris Hamilton-Emery
MAKING THATCHER’S BRITAIN
‘A critical but fair-minded and contextual analysis of Thatcherism has long been overdue. The lucid and well-documented analyses provided in Making Thatcher’s Britain indicate that younger historians are now onto the case, and are well able to carry the discussion into wider areas and at deeper levels than have so far been achieved.’
JACKSON and SAUNDERS
‘Making Thatcher’s Britain is a treasure trove of fresh thinking and new perspectives on a prime minister and a period that continue to fascinate us all. Each and every chapter fully merits its place in a collection which is as wide in its scope as it is measured in its judgements. For anyone seeking to understand the origins and the impact of Margaret Thatcher and her eponymous “ism”, Jackson and Saunders’ book is truly a must-have.’
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