To the Right - The Transformation of American Conservatism

In this important book, Jerome Himmelstein offers a new interpretation of the growth of conservatism in American politics. Tracing the New Right of the 1970s and 1980s back to the Old Right of the 1950s, Himmelstein provides an interpretive map of the political landscape over those decades, showing how conservatives ascended to power by reconstructing their ideology and building an independent movement.

List of contents

Acknowledgments 
Introduction: Sociology, Social Commentary, and the Rise of the Right 

Part One: Becoming a Contender
1. Historical Prologue: Revolution and Delayed Reaction 
2. Reconstructing an Ideology 
3. The Growth of a Movement: Old Right and New

Part Two: Taking Power
4. The Rise of the New Religious Right 
5. The Mobilization of Corporate Conservatism 
6. The New Republican Edge: Gains without Realignment 
Epilogue: American Conservatism in the Bush Years 

Notes 
Bibliography 
Index 

About the author

Jerome L. Himmelstein is Associate Professor of Sociology at Amherst College.

Summary

Offers an interpretation of the growth of conservatism in American politics. Tracing the New Right of the 1970s and 1980s back to the Old Right of the 1950s, Himmelstein provides an interpretive map of the political landscape over past decades.

Product details

• Authors: Jerome L. Himmelstein, Himmelstein Jerome L.
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.11.1992
• EAN: 9780520080423
• ISBN: 978-0-520-08042-3
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; USA, History of Ideas, HISTORY / Social History, United States of America, USA, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1970 to c 1980, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies, Right-of-centre democratic ideologies