Statecraft: Strategies for a Changing World - Softcover

Thatcher, Margaret

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060959126 ISBN 13: 9780060959128

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2003

Synopsis

I wanted to write one more book -- and I wanted it to be about the future.

Few leaders have stood on the brink of change to the extent of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Now this commanding world figure draws upon her unrivaled political experience to comment on the threats that democracy faces at the dawn of the new millennium and on the role that Western powers should play in the world's hot spots, especially in the aftermath of September 11, 2001.

Reflecting on the lessons of the Cold War, Thatcher outlines the foundation of U.S. dominance and its responsibilities as the only global superpower. She offers prescient observations about the dangers posed by Balkan instability, rogue states, Islamic extremism, and international terrorism -- and suggests strategies to counter them. In addition, she examines current trends in Russia, China, India, the Far East, Europe, and, particularly, Great Britain. Noting how every contemporary problem evokes demands for a global solution, Thatcher also warns of overreliance on international institutions at the expense of nation-states.

Statecraft is an incisive treatise on power in the age of globalism, written by a legendary world statesman with a matchless combination of principles, experience, and shrewdness.

About this title

About the Author:

Born in 1925, Margaret Thatcher rose to become the first woman to lead a major Western democracy. She won three successive general elections and served as prime minister for more than eleven years, from 1979 to 1990, a record unmatched in the twentieth century.

Review:

“Impressive...powerful and compelling (Scotland on Sunday)

“Provocative...fascinating.” (Birmingham Post)

“Salutary reading.” (Los Angeles Times)

“Lucid and direct.” (Omaha World-Herald)

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0060959126
• ISBN 13: 9780060959128
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512