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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Margaret Thatcher"”.
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Margaret Thatcher. Formazione e ascesa di un leader.
… to examine the character of British politician Margaret Thatcher, following the path of her life and her career since her years at the University of Oxford, where she studied chemistry, to her election as the leader of the Conservative Party in 1975. The investigation has been conducted by …
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Preparing for Power: Margaret Thatcher as Leader of the Opposition
This thesis attempts to explore Margaret Thatcher’s years as Leader of the Opposition, by examining how this period helped to shape her as a credible leader and future Prime Minister. Specifically, this research analyses the idea of ‘soft power’, demonstrating that domestic and foreign politics are …
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The television policies of the UK administrations of Margaret Thatcher and John Major 1979-1997
… of the UK Conservative administrations of Margaret Thatcher and John Major from 1979 to 1997 and examines the causes, coherence and consequences of those policies. In particular, it identifies the potential forces for change in UK television policy from the late seventies: notably, …
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Any Port in a Storm: UK Freeports as a Typology of Governance
… several decades beginning with the election of Margaret Thatcher.
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Reconstructing the past in the academic novel : the concept of nostalgia in Thatcher Britain
… of the British Conservative government led by Margaret Thatcher upon the portrayal of the past and the use of nostalgia in academic novels of the period. After situating the economic status of higher education during the early Thatcher era, and examining the academic novel as a genre, attention …
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The development of the Monday Club and its contribution to the Conservative Party and the modern British right, 1961 to 1990
… from the Club's inception in 1961 to the fall of Margaret Thatcher in 1990. The significance of this investigation lies in the fact that whilst the Monday Club is much referred to, with the exception of one article, it has not been seriously studied. Yet, it has been regarded as one of the most …
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British far right and anti-fascist media's construction of identity: Searchlight and Spearhead, 1964 – 1982
… future with Europe and finally the rise of Margaret Thatcher.<br/><br/>This thesis develops a thematic analysis of the output of both print cultures to understand the different politicised identities the magazines sought to appeal to, as well as understand the cultural origins of the …
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The Impact of European Monetary Integration on the Labour and Conservative Parties in Britain, 1983–2003
… pressure impacted the decisions Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher, John Major and Tony Blair, and Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock, made regarding euro policy provides insight into what range of options a future prime minister may enjoy when the pressure to integrate rises again.</p> <p>Finally, …
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The law of the sea: the United States, Canada and the deep seabed
… of the government. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was facing an all-time low in popularity for post-War Prime Ministers while Argentine President General Galtieri needed to gain mass popular support so he could remain a viable President after he was scheduled to lose command of …
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Vztahy velké Británie a Libye v době vlády Margaret Thatcherové. Příspěvek k dějinám britské diplomacie v osmdesátých letech dvacátého století.
… době, kdy britskou ministerskou předsedkyní byla Margaret Thatcherová. Prostřednictvím analýzy parlamentních diskuzí a archivních materiálů z kanceláře premiérky se snažím vylíčit události zmiňovaného období a jejich důsledky. V ústřední části této práce se zabývám obzvláště zavražděním policistky …
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Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative and transatlantic relations, 1983-86
My doctoral project investigates the impact of Ronald Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative on transatlantic relations during the period 1983-86. The dissertation focuses on the three main European powers, namely Britain, France, and the Federal Republic of Germany, and examines their reaction to …