{"product_id":"margaret-thatcher-the-conservative-party-and-the-northern-ireland-conflict-1975-1990-paperback","title":"Margaret Thatcher, the Conservative Party and the Northern Ireland Conflict, 1975-1990 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first woman elected to lead a major Western power and the longest serving British prime minister for 150 years, Margaret Thatcher is arguably one the most dominant and divisive forces in 20th-century British politics. Yet there has been no overarching exploration of the development of Thatcher's views towards Northern Ireland from her appointment as Conservative Party leader in 1975 until her forced retirement in 1990. In this original and much-needed study, Stephen Kelly rectifies this. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Thatcher's 'no surrender' attitude to the Republican hunger strikes to her nurturing role in the early stages of the Northern Ireland peace process, Kelly traces the evolutionary and sometimes contradictory nature of Thatcher's approach to Northern Ireland. In doing so, this book reflects afresh on the political relationship between Britain and Ireland in the late-20th century. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn engaging and nuanced analysis of previously neglected archival and reported sources, \u003ci\u003eMargaret Thatcher, the Conservative Party and the Northern Ireland Conflict, 1975-1990\u003c\/i\u003e is a vital resource for those interested in Thatcherism, Anglo-Irish relations, and 20th-century British political history more broadly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in Modern History and Head of History, Politics and International Relations at Liverpool Hope University, UK. He is the author of \u003ci\u003e'A Failed Political Entity': Charles Haughey and the Northern Ireland Question, 1945-1992\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), \u003ci\u003e Frank Aiken: Nationalist and Internationalist (edited collection) \u003c\/i\u003e(2014), and \u003ci\u003eFianna Fáil, Partition and Northern Ireland, 1926-1971\u003c\/i\u003e (2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52692651540813,"sku":"9781350202191","price":85.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/OUM1MmpVbjBONHdPTEV5MzdTUXpUZz09.webp?v=1762028436","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/margaret-thatcher-the-conservative-party-and-the-northern-ireland-conflict-1975-1990-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}