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Vendeur : Bahamut Media, Reading, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee. N° de réf. du vendeur 6545-9780708824337
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Vendeur : AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Thatcher (A Futura book) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. . N° de réf. du vendeur 7719-9780708824337
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Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR003303925
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Vendeur : -OnTimeBooks-, Phoenix, AZ, Etats-Unis
Etat : good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail. N° de réf. du vendeur OTV.0708824331.G
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Vendeur : Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. N° de réf. du vendeur 67841777-20
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Vendeur : Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Irlande
Etat : Good. Good copy with some shelf wear. N° de réf. du vendeur KTG0006280
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Vendeur : Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Good copy with some shelf wear. Books ship from the US and Ireland. N° de réf. du vendeur KTG0006280
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Vendeur : Country House Library, Corby, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Used; Good. N° de réf. du vendeur CHL9099073
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Vendeur : Brit Books, Milton Keynes, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Used; Very Good. ***Simply Brit*** Welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality. N° de réf. du vendeur 3861534
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Vendeur : Crappy Old Books, Barry, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Good. Thatcher ? The Major New Biography (1983) ? Nicholas Wapshott and George Brock Futura | ISBN: 9780708824337 | Condition: Good Sold by Crappy Old Books ? Where the Iron Lady Meets the Paperback Shelf, and the Only Thing Not for Sale Is the Family Silver. There are politicians who enter office promising to change the country, politicians who spend their careers trying not to change anything whatsoever, and then there was Margaret Thatcher, who appeared to regard the entire British post-war settlement as an unfortunate administrative error requiring immediate correction. By 1983, Britain had undergone four extraordinary years under its first female Prime Minister. Industries were struggling, unemployment had soared, trade unions were increasingly under pressure, the Falklands had been fought over, and an entire nation was discovering that the lady in Downing Street possessed considerably more determination than the gentlemen who had preceded her. Into this atmosphere arrived Nicholas Wapshott and George Brock with Thatcher ? The Major New Biography , a substantial examination of the woman who had already become one of the most divisive figures in modern British politics. Published by Futura in 1983, this biography offers something particularly valuable: a portrait of Thatcher written while her premiership was still unfolding, before the miners? strike, before the Poll Tax, before the Brighton bombing, before the final Downing Street tears, and long before historians had finished arguing about whether she had rescued Britain, ruined it, or somehow managed both simultaneously. It is Thatcher captured in the early years of Thatcherism, when the ideological revolution was still gathering momentum and the consequences were only beginning to emerge. Born Margaret Roberts in Grantham in 1925, the future Prime Minister was the daughter of a grocer, a fact that would become almost as important to her political mythology as the Battle of Waterloo was to Wellington. Her upbringing above the family shop, her Methodist background, her education at Oxford and her subsequent career in law and politics all contributed to the formation of a woman whose belief in discipline, hard work and individual responsibility would eventually reshape British political debate. Few other politicians have managed to turn the operation of a provincial grocery business into a comprehensive philosophy of national government. Thatcher?s ascent was remarkable. Entering Parliament as Conservative MP for Finchley in 1959, she progressed through ministerial office before becoming leader of the Conservative Party in 1975, defeating Edward Heath in a contest that demonstrated that the Conservative establishment was not quite as secure in its own assumptions as it had imagined. Four years later, following the industrial disruption and political disillusionment of the Winter of Discontent, she entered Number 10 Downing Street. Britain had acquired its first female Prime Minister. Unfortunately for anyone expecting a soothing maternal presence, she had not come to tuck the country into bed and read it a story. Wapshott and Brock examine Thatcher?s personality, political development, ambitions and the circumstances that propelled her into power. Their biography explores the public figure and the private individual, tracing the combination of intellectual conviction, political calculation and formidable personal determination that helped transform an ambitious Conservative politician into a national phenomenon. The early Thatcher years provide especially fascinating material. Her government embraced monetarist economic policies, challenged established approaches to public spending and industrial management, and rejected the political compromises that had shaped much of the post-war consensus. For supporters, this represented a long-overdue confrontation with Britain?s economic decline. For opponents, it resembled an experiment in determining how much unemployment, industrial disruption and social upheaval a country could endure before somebody noticed that the medicine was making the patient decidedly uncomfortable. Thatcher, naturally, was not inclined to abandon the prescription. Then came 1982 and the Falklands War, an event that dramatically transformed her political standing. Argentina?s invasion of the islands prompted a British military response that culminated in their recapture, producing a surge of national confidence and strengthening Thatcher?s reputation for decisiveness. The victory helped establish the image of the Iron Lady as a leader who would not readily retreat, compromise or accept defeat. It also provided newspaper editors with an almost inexhaustible supply of opportunities to describe her as formidable. By the 1983 general election, Thatcher had become the dominant personality in British politics. The Conservatives secured a commanding parliamentary majority, while Labour struggled under Michael Foot and the newly formed SDP?Liberal Alliance divided much of the opposition vote. To her admirers, she was the woman who had restored confidence and direction to a country seemingly trapped in decline. To her critics, she was dismantling the institutions, industries and social arrangements upon which much of twentieth-century Britain had been built. Both camps could at least agree that she was extremely unlikely to change her mind merely because someone had written a strongly worded letter. What makes this particular biography appealing today is its contemporary perspective. Written in 1983, it does not enjoy the comfortable hindsight of later accounts, which can trace Thatcher?s premiership through the great confrontations and political crises of the following decade. Instead, it captures a political career at an extraordinary moment of apparent triumph, when the future remained uncertain and the eventual scale of Thatcher?s influence was not yet fully understood. There is something rather fascinating about reading a bi. N° de réf. du vendeur 7607
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