Author:
Kelly, Stephen (Historian) author.
ImprintLondon ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.
Descriptionxvii, 390 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Note:Part I. Official Leader of the Opposition, 1975-9 -- Thatcher and the Conservative Party's Northern Ireland Policy, 1975-9 -- Airey Neave and the Conservative Party's Northern Ireland Policy, 1975-9 -- Part II. First-Term in Office, 1979-83 -- Thatcher and the Evolution of the British Government's Northern Ireland Policy, 1979 -- The Atkins's Talks and the Haughey-Thatcher Relationship, 1980 -- Thatcher, the Second Irish Republican Hunger-Strike and Anglo-Irish Relations, 1981 -- The Prior Initiative, the Falklands War and Anglo-Irish Relations, 1982 -- Part III. Second-Term in Office, 1983-1987 -- The FitzGerald-Thatcher Relationship and the Evolution of Anglo-Irish Relations, 1983-4 -- Anglo-American Relations and the Anglo-Irish Agreement, 1985-6 -- Part IV. Third-Term in Office, 1987-90 -- Thatcher, British State Collusion and the Genesis of the Northern Ireland Peace Process, 1987-90 -- Conclusion (including Epilogue, 1990-8).
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-375) and index.
Note:"From a 'no surrender' attitude to Republican hunger strikes to the Northern Ireland peace process, Kelly traces the evolutionary and sometimes contradictory nature of Thatcher's approach to Northern Ireland. In doing so, this nuanced study reflects afresh on the political relationship between Britain and Ireland in the late-20th century. Making use of previously neglected archival sources, this is a vital resource for those interested in Thatcherism, Anglo-Irish relations, and 20th-century British political history."-- Provided by publisher.
