Defence Under Thatcher [Hardcover]

Andrew M. Dorman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 3, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0333947096 | ISBN-13: 978-0333947098

Drawing upon a wide range of interviews with many of the key actors, Andrew Dorman examines how defense policy was formulated and implemented during the premiership of Margaret Thatcher. This period witnessed major transformations in international and domestic politics, with defense emerging from its traditional postwar position of relative insignificance to become one of the key issues at the 1983 and 1987 general elections. Dorman provides a new understanding of policymaking by analyzing defense policy in terms of three constituent parts: declaratory policy; military strategy and procurement policy.

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Review

...a remarkably good example of defense analysis...clear questions, concise answers and careful contemporary research.
-Foreign Affairs

About the Author

Andrew M. Dorman is Lecturer in Defence Studies at King's College London, based at the British Joint Services Command and Staff College.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 235 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (May 3, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0333947096
• ISBN-13: 978-0333947098
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,480,485 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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