The Right Side of the Sixties: Reexamining Conservatism´s Decade of Transformation
Laura Jane Gifford
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Paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
The 1960s were a transformative era for American politics, but much is still unknown about the growth of conservatism during the period when it was radically reshaped and became the national political force that it is today. In their efforts to chronicle the national politicians and organizations that led the movement, previous histories have often neglected local perspectives, the role of religion, transnational exchange, and other aspects that help to explain conservatism's enduring influence in American politics. Taken together, the contributions gathered here offer a cutting-edge synthesis that incorporates these overlooked developments and provides new insights into the way that ... Read more
The 1960s were a transformative era for American politics, but much is still unknown about the growth of conservatism during the period when it was radically reshaped and became the national political force that it is today. In their efforts to chronicle the national politicians and organizations that led the movement, previous histories have often neglected local perspectives, the role of religion, transnational exchange, and other aspects that help to explain conservatism's enduring influence in American politics. Taken together, the contributions gathered here offer a cutting-edge synthesis that incorporates these overlooked developments and provides new insights into the way that ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
277
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349436910
SKU
V9781349436910
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About Laura Jane Gifford
MICHAEL BRENES CUNY Graduate Center, USA SAMUEL BRENNER Brown University, USA JUSTIN P. COFFEY Quincy University, USA JOSHUA D. FARRINGTON University of Kentucky, USA MARGARET FREEMAN College of William and Mary, USA NICOLE HEMMER Columbia University, USA STEVEN ... Read more
Reviews for The Right Side of the Sixties: Reexamining Conservatism´s Decade of Transformation
This volume . . . laudably covers a range of conservatives missing from standard accounts and proves that the movement was never a monolith either orchestrated from the top or driven from the bottom. Journal of American History The Right Side of the Sixties, a fitting double entendre in the instance ... Read more