The Conservative Revolution: The Movement That Remade America - Rilegato

Edwards, Lee

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0684835002 ISBN 13: 9780684835006

Casa editrice: Free Pr, 1999

Riassunto

A narrative history of the last fifty years explores how the conservative movement has come to dominate America's political scene

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L'autore

Lee Edwards teaches politics at the Catholic University of America and has written seven previous books, including biographies of Ronald Reagan and Barry Goldwater. A senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation and a senior editor of The World & I magazine, he lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

Product Description

How did conservatism, so irrelevant in 1946 that no major politician would dare call himself a conservative, come to dominate American politics by the 1990s? That is the question at the heart of this splendid narrative history by a Senior Fellow at the influential Heritage Foundation.In analyzing the events, ideas, and personalities that have shaped our age, Lee Edwards shows that the modern conservative era grew out of the words and deeds of many heroes, particularly the men he calls the Four Misters -- Robert Taft (Mister Republican), Barry Goldwater (Mister Conservative), Ronald Reagan (Mister President), and Newt Gingrich (Mister Speaker). Edwards examines the careers of these four larger-than-life leaders who put their stamp on conservative politics and transformed the conservative movement into a political majority. In the tradition of Paul Johnson's A History of the American People, The Conservative Revolution is certain to become the definitive work on a political force that has shaped our nation in this century and will continue to be a major influence in the century just ahead.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Free Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0684835002
• ISBN 13: 9780684835006
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 391
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile