Rejoice! Rejoice! : Britain in the 1980s

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turner, Alwyn W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Civilization--1945-.

Great Britain--History--Elizabeth II, 1952-.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1979-1997.

Local Subjects:

Great Britain--Civilization--1945-.

Great Britain--History--Elizabeth II, 1952-.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1979-1997.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (807 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Aurum Press, 2010.

Summary:

The Eighties may seem to many of us like yesterday, but they are already two decades ago. Not only have we already become nostalgic for them (witness the recent reunions of eighties bands from Spandau Ballet to Ultravox), but in many ways the decade does seem like a thoroughly foreign country. A naval Task Force sailing to re-take an insular outpost in the South Atlantic (with the QE2 converted to a troopship!)? Almost a quarter of Britain's heavy industry wiped out by savagely monetarist policies, laying waste to whole heavy industries like coal mining and shipbuilding. Boy George sweet

Contents:

Cover; Title page; Epigraph; Contents; Intro EIGHTIES: 'This is the dawning of a new era'; Part One PUTTING OUT FIRE WITH GASOLINE 1979-83; 1 The First Thatcher Government: 'Just Like Starting Over'; 2 Comrades: 'Dog eat dog'; 3 Alternatives: 'A thousand people just like me'; 4 Resistance: 'We're living in violent times'; 5 War: 'People are stupid'; Part Two WHEN THE WIND BLOWS 1983-87; 6 The Second Thatcher Government: 'The edge of heaven'; 7 Identities: 'Standing on their own two feet'; 8 Enemies: 'When two tribes go to war'; 9 Moralities: 'I don't want to change the world'

10 Boom: 'Let's make lots of money'Part Three UNDER THE GOD 1987-90; 11 The Third Thatcher Government: 'The only way is up'; 12 Media: 'When will I see my picture in the paper?'; 13 Establishment: 'I will be your preacher teacher'; 14 Globalization: 'Walls come tumbling down'; 15 Fall: 'There she goes'; Outro AFTERMATH: 'You're history'; References; Bibliography; Credits; Acknowledgements; Index; Copyright

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ISBN:

9781845137298

1845137299

OCLC:

794328127