1 option
Who dares wins : Britain, 1979-1982 / Dominic Sandbrook.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sandbrook, Dominic, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain--History--Elizabeth II, 1952-2022.
- Great Britain.
- History.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1979-1997.
- Politics and government.
- Great Britain--Economic conditions--1979-1997.
- Economic conditions.
- Great Britain--Social conditions--1945-.
- Social conditions.
- Economic history.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxxi, 940 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- [London] : Allen Land an imprint of Penguin Books, 2019.
- Summary:
- The fascinating story of how Margaret Thatcher, Princess Diana and the SAS changed the world. 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? Evocative, surprising and gloriously entertaining, Dominic Sandbrook's new 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. Here are the early 1980s in all their gaudy glory: Tony Benn, Ken Livingstone, Ian Botham and Princess Diana. Here are Joy Division, Chariots of Fire, the Austin Metro and Juliet Bravo; wine bars, Cruise missiles, the battle of Goose Green and the ZX Spectrum. And towering above them all, the most controversial Prime Minister in our modern history - the Iron Lady.
- Contents:
- Pt. ONE. What the Hell's Wrong With This Country?
- 1. Whatever Happened to Britain?
- 2. The Line of Duty
- 3. You'd Look Super in Slacks
- 4. No Money, Margaret Thatcher!
- 5. The Word Is ... Lymeswold!
- 6. You Are Mad and We Hate You
- 7. Who Needs Enemies?
- 8. Mrs Thatcher's Final Solution
- pt. TWO. I Have Forgotten the Rest of the Trick
- 9. Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating
- 10. A Bit of Freedom
- 11. She's Lost Control
- 12. Nice Video, Shame about the Song
- 13. High Noon at Leyland
- 14. A Really Angry Brigade
- 15. Another Day of Feud and Fury
- 16. When the Wind Blows
- pt. THREE. Onward! Onward!
- 17. The Gang's on Its Way!
- 18. Up Yours from the Chancellor
- 19. One in Ten
- 20. Potting the Reds
- 21. To Think This Is England
- 22. Showdown of the Century
- 23. The March of Death
- 24. The Commissar of County Hall
- 25. Attack of the Sloanes
- 26. The British Are Coming!
- pt. FOUR. The British Are Back!
- 27. She Came, She Saw, She Clobbered
- 28. The Shadow of the Past
- 29. The Land of Make Believe
- 30. Tomorrow's World
- 31. Strangers in the Night
- 32. We'll Show 'Em We're British
- 33. The Day of Reckoning
- 34. We Are Ourselves Again.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Henry Putney Beers Fund.
- Other Format:
- Ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 1846147379
- 9781846147371
- OCLC:
- 1082966560
- Publisher Number:
- 99982203275
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.