Paradoxes of Power: Reflections on the Thatcher Interlude [Hardcover]

Alfred Sherman (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1845400143 | ISBN-13: 978-1845400149 | Publication Date: May 1, 2005

Thumb through the index of almost any study of the Thatcher years -- biographical, scholarly or journalistic -- and you will come across the name of Sir Alfred Sherman. Sherman examines the origins and development of 'Thatcherism', but concludes that the Conservative administrations of the 1980s were, for the most part, an 'interlude' and that the post-war consensus remains largely unscathed.

Editorial Reviews

Review

These essays by ‘Alfie’ Sherman are highly relevant to the politics of today. -- Rt. Hon. Lord Tebbit C.H.

This book should be read by anyone examining the Conservative renaissance of the 1970s and 1980s. -- Margaret Thatcher, April 2005

About the Author

Born in 1919 in London’s East End, until 1948 Sherman was a Communist and fought in the Spanish Civil War. But he ended up an indefatigable free-market crusader. The book describes his early relationship with Sir Keith Joseph and his own role in the formation of the Centre for Policy Studies in 1974.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 184 pages
• Publisher: Imprint Academic (May 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1845400143
• ISBN-13: 978-1845400149
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,732,487 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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