Search for the American Right Wing: An Analysis of the Social Science Record, 1955-1987
William B. Hixson
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Description for Search for the American Right Wing: An Analysis of the Social Science Record, 1955-1987
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 386 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
This book is a creative synthesis of the published scholarly research on the contemporary American right wing from the rise of Senator Joseph McCarthy to the election of Ronald Reagan as President. Unlike most other syntheses, it directly engages that research by critically analyzing the major explanations emerging from it. Emphasizing neither the lives and backgrounds of the scholars that he discusses nor paradigms within the social sciences as a whole, William Hixson focuses on the way the concepts of individual researchers have interacted with accumulating evidence on the American right, and how this evidence has led to new and ... Read more
This book is a creative synthesis of the published scholarly research on the contemporary American right wing from the rise of Senator Joseph McCarthy to the election of Ronald Reagan as President. Unlike most other syntheses, it directly engages that research by critically analyzing the major explanations emerging from it. Emphasizing neither the lives and backgrounds of the scholars that he discusses nor paradigms within the social sciences as a whole, William Hixson focuses on the way the concepts of individual researchers have interacted with accumulating evidence on the American right, and how this evidence has led to new and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Number of Pages
386
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691635040
SKU
V9780691635040
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