1st Edition
The Rise of Contemporary Conservatism in the United States
By Kenneth J. Heineman
Copyright 2019
222 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Rise of Contemporary Conservatism in the United States offers students an accessible introduction to the history of modern American conservatism. The author provides a concise but substantial discussion of modern conservatism from its origins in opposition to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal up until the 2016 election of Donald J. Trump.
The text examines electoral coalitions and... Read more
Part One -Analysis and Assessment
Chapter 1 – The New Deal and Conservative Reaction, 1933–1945
Chapter 2 – Conservatism Adrift, 1946–1960
Chapter 3 – Crisis and Opportunity, 1961–1972
Chapter 4 – Conservative Advance, 1973–1980
Chapter 5 – The Reagan Revolution and its Discontents, 1982–1992
Chapter 6 – The Politics of Division: 1993–2016
Part Two Primary Documents
Biography
Kenneth J. Heineman is Professor of History at Angelo State University in Texas, and the author of Civil War Dynasty: The Ewing Family of Ohio (2012).
