{"product_id":"9780141975283","title":"Who Dares Wins : Britain, 1979-1982","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Sandbrook, Dominic, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 24\/09\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 976 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Penguin Books Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Penguin Books Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e20th century history from c 1945 to c 2000, Social \u0026amp; cultural history, British \u0026amp; Irish history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780141975283\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eThe acclaimed historian of modern Britain, Dominic Sandbrook, tells the story of the early 1980s: the most dramatic, colourful and controversial years in our recent history. Margaret Thatcher had come to power in 1979 with a daring plan to reverse Britain's decline into shabbiness and chaos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as factories closed their doors, dole queues lengthened and the inner cities exploded in flames, would her radical medicine rescue the Sick Man of Europe - or kill it off?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVivid, surprising and gloriously entertaining, Dominic Sandbrook's new book recreates the decisive turning point in Britain's recent story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor some people this was an age of unparalleled opportunity, the heyday of computers and credit cards, snooker, Sloane Rangers and Spandau Ballet. Yet for others it was an era of shocking bitterness, as industries collapsed, working-class communities buckled and the Labour Party tore itself apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd when Argentine forces seized the Falkland Islands, it seemed the final humiliation for a wounded, unhappy country, its fortunes now standing on a knife-edge. Here are the early 1980s in all their gaudy glory. This is the story of Tony Benn, Ian Botham and Princess Diana; Joy Division, Chariots of Fire, the Austin Metro and Juliet Bravo; wine bars, Cruise missiles, the ZX Spectrum and the battle for the Falklands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd towering above them all, the most divisive Prime Minister of modern times - the Iron Lady.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36458826301593,"sku":"9780141975283","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780141975283.jpg?v=1601407220","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780141975283","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}