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Conservatism in America: Making Sense of the American Right
Paul Gottfried
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paperback. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 313.
This book argues that the American conservative movement, as it now exists, does not have deep roots. It began in the 1950s as the invention of journalists and men of letters reacting to the early Cold War and trying to construct a rallying point for likeminded opponents of international Communism. The resulting movement has exaggerated the permanence of its values; while its militant anti-Communism, instilled in its followers, and periodic suppression of dissent have weakened its capacity for internal debate. Their movement came to power at least partly by burying an older anti-welfare state Right, one that in fact had ... Read more
This book argues that the American conservative movement, as it now exists, does not have deep roots. It began in the 1950s as the invention of journalists and men of letters reacting to the early Cold War and trying to construct a rallying point for likeminded opponents of international Communism. The resulting movement has exaggerated the permanence of its values; while its militant anti-Communism, instilled in its followers, and periodic suppression of dissent have weakened its capacity for internal debate. Their movement came to power at least partly by burying an older anti-welfare state Right, one that in fact had ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
Number of Pages
189
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230614796
SKU
V9780230614796
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About Paul Gottfried
PAUL GOTTFRIED is Raffensperger Professor of Humanities at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania, USA.
Reviews for Conservatism in America: Making Sense of the American Right
"Paul Gottfried provides something - in fact, a lot - to infuriate everyone. But even when Gottfried is judged wrongheaded, he poses the painful questions that others flee from and offers interpretations that compel close attention from all who wish to understand the prospects for a conservative movement." - Eugene D. Genovese, author of The Southern Tradition: The Achievement and ... Read more