Who dares wins : Britain, 1979-1982 /
by Sandbrook, Dominic [author.].
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BookPublisher: UK : Allen Lane, 2019Description: xxxi, 940 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781846147371 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 941.0858 SANSubject(s): History | History | Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth II, 1952- | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1979-1997 | Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 1979-1997 | Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 1945-Summary: The early 1980s were the most dramatic, colourful and controversial in our modern history. Margaret Thatcher had come to power with a daring plan to reverse Britain's decline into shabbiness and chaos. But as factories closed their doors, dole queues lengthened and the inner cities exploded in flames, would her harsh medicine rescue the Sick Man of Europe - or kill it off? This book recreates the great turning point in Britain's modern history. For some people this was an age of unparalleled opportunity, the heyday of computers and credit cards, snooker, Sloane Rangers and Spandau Ballet. But as industries collapsed, working-class communities buckled and the Labour Party tore itself apart, it was also an age of extraordinary acrimony. And when Argentine forces seized the Falklands, it seemed the final humiliation for a deeply divided country.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Netherton Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 941.0858 SAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003033514X |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The early 1980s were the most dramatic, colourful and controversial in our modern history. Margaret Thatcher had come to power with a daring plan to reverse Britain's decline into shabbiness and chaos. But as factories closed their doors, dole queues lengthened and the inner cities exploded in flames, would her harsh medicine rescue the Sick Man of Europe - or kill it off? This book recreates the great turning point in Britain's modern history. For some people this was an age of unparalleled opportunity, the heyday of computers and credit cards, snooker, Sloane Rangers and Spandau Ballet. But as industries collapsed, working-class communities buckled and the Labour Party tore itself apart, it was also an age of extraordinary acrimony. And when Argentine forces seized the Falklands, it seemed the final humiliation for a deeply divided country.
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