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There Is No Alternative: Why Margaret Thatcher Matters
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Great Britain in the 1970s appeared to be in terminal decline---ungovernable, an economic train wreck, and rapidly headed for global irrelevance. Three decades later, it is the richest and most influential country in Europe, and Margaret Thatcher is the reason. The preternaturally determined Thatcher rose from nothing, seized control of Britain's Conservative party, and took a sledgehammer to the nation's postwar socialist consensus. She proved that socialism could be reversed, inspiring a global free-market revolution. Simultaneously exploiting every politically useful aspect of her femininity and defying every conventional expectation of women in power, Thatcher crushed her enemies with a calculated ruthlessness that stunned the British public and without doubt caused immense collateral damage. Ultimately, however, Claire Berlinski agrees with Thatcher: There was no alternative. Berlinski explains what Thatcher did, why it matters, and how she got away with it in this vivid and immensely readable portrait of one of the towering figures of the twentieth century.
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Pages 400
Binding Softcover
Release Date Aug 24, 2010
ISBN 0465020275
EAN 9780465020270
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 | A fun, insightful read Mar 2, 2010 |
| Thatcher was one of the most significant political figures of the 20th century. In addition to being a powerful leader she also was very much a woman. To gain a vivid understanding of her one needs piquant prose. Berlinski delivers. This book is a hoot. | | | | Awesome Jan 18, 2010 |
| Claire Berlinski has written a wonderful book about one of the great leaders of the 20th century. Berlinski does her research well, and her interviews in this work are very eye opening. Everybody from Thatchers top aides, her fiercest opponents, and regular folks are a part of this work. If you are somebody who wants to learn about Margaret Thatcher, this is a great place to start. | | | | A timely biography of the Iron Lady Nov 4, 2009 |
Margaret Thatcher is one of the most iconic political figures of the 20th century. She was the first female head of government, and to this day all strong female politicians inevitably invoke the comparison with her. However, her fame and achievements go well beyond just being a symbolic first in women's ascension in public and professional life. The impact that she had on both the British domestic policy and the international relations at the end of Cold War are monumental and will be hard to eclipse any time soon by a politician of either gender. She continues to inspire all those who are opposed to tyranny in all of its forms and support free exercise of individual capabilities unconstrained by bloated governmental intrusions.
With this in mind, it is not surprising that there are plenty biographies of Madame Thatcher out there. There is enough information on her online to completely satisfy anyone's curiosity. And yet, Claire Berlinski manages to find a unique new angle and write a biography that is original and distinctive. She intersperses the narrative parts of the biography with numerous parts of interview with people who knew Margaret Thatcher well. She even quotes full dialogues from Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" in the final chapter on Thatcher's downfall. This comes across a bit overly melodramatic, but nonetheless makes for an interesting read. Berlinski is also unashamed to use personal anecdotes and psychological evaluation of various protagonists of this biography, which can be viewed either as a bit self-indulgent or fresh and original. I tend to be more inclined towards the latter, but this may not sit too well with all readers.
The importance of Margaret Thatcher has only increased over the years. She was one of the main politicians that opposed and fought socialism in all of its forms. After the fall of Communism and more or less general adoption of the main aspects of her policy by most major European parties, it looked like the free-market ideas that she so passionately championed had become completely vindicated once and for all. Unfortunately, in the recent years we have been witnessing the resurgence of those ideas, and it is important now more than ever to be reminded of what sorry life Brittan had led under such policies. This book is a useful reminder of that and an inspiration for everyone for the way out of that predicament. | | | | There really is no alternative! Nov 1, 2009 |
| This book gives me hope that the US can be pulled out of the depths of socialism before it's too late. | | |  | Quite Insightful Oct 20, 2009 |
| Berlinski does an excellent job of capturing the essence of Thatcher, and how she, with indomitable will, turned around a collapsing country. She stresses that Thatcher emphasized the immorality, actually the evil, of socialism in its debilitating effects on people even more than its economic inefficiency. With amazing guts, and aided by some luck, Thatcher was able to restore Britain's position in the world, bring its economy back from the brink of disaster, and play a substantial role in the collapse of communism. Although thought of as cold and impersonal, Thatcher developed remarkable relationships with Mikhail Gorbachev and especially Ronald Reagan, which greatly enhanced the role she was able to play. While some of the interview material with various Britains is of limited interest, the book offers a real feel for Thatcher while requiring only a modest commitment of time. Overall, well worth reading. | | | Write your own review about There Is No Alternative: Why Margaret Thatcher Matters
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