America's Roundtable: John Blundell, Author, "Margaret Thatcher: A Portrait of the Iron Lady"

Описание: Listen to a compelling voice - John Blundell, author of the bestseller "Margaret Thatcher: A Portrait of the Iron Lady" and an IEA published work - "Waging the War of Ideas".

As described by Algora Publishing on its site:

This biography of Lady Thatcher relates in warm detail the life of Margaret Thatcher, her achievements as British Prime Minister, and her life since retirement. Written in a vigorous, no-nonsense style, Lady Thatcher provides a succinct portrait of the Iron Lady, illustrating what the terms "Thatcherite" and "Thatcherism" really mean. Blundell shows why Thatcher was such an outstanding world leader and such an inspiration for women leaders in particular.

The book begins with contrasting scenes — the desolation of Britain in the 1978-9 "Winter of Discontent" prior to Thatcher's premiership, and the economic buoyancy and national self-confidence that prevailed by the end of her period in office 11 ½ years later. The body of the text provides a chronological, strongly narrative treatment of Thatcher's life, from childhood through to current times.

John Blundell has been one of the most effective champions of the free- enterprise economic model which has delivered progress and prosperity around the world. Therefore he is very well placed to explain to Americans the beliefs and principles which underpinned what became known as "Thatcherism".
—Lady Thatcher, Summer 2008



Brief bio:

John Blundell, Institute of Economic Affairs

Mr. Blundell is the Distinguished Senior Fellow of the London-based Institute of Economic Affairs, and author of Waging The War Of Ideas and Margaret Thatcher: Portrait Of An Iron Lady. He is a former President of the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, the Institute for Humane Studies, and the Charles G. Koch Foundation. Between 1993 and 2009, he served as Director General and Ralph Harris Fellow of the Institute of Economic Affairs, described by Andrew Marr of the BBC as "undoubtedly the most influential think tank in modern British history."