Two Suns of the Southwest - Lyndon Johnson, Barry Goldwater, and the 1964 Battle Between Liberalism and Conservatism

Over time the presidential election of 1964 has come to be seen as a generational shift, a defining moment in which Americans deliberated between two different visions for the future. In its juxtaposition of these divergent visions, Two Suns of the Southwest is the first full account of this critical election and its legacy for US politics.

About the author

Nancy Beck Young is professor of history at the University of Houston. She is the author of many books, including Why We Fight: Congress and the Politics of World War II, Lou Henry Hoover: Activist First Lady, both published by Kansas, and Wright Patman: Populism, Liberalism, and the American Dream.

Product details

• Authors: Nancy Beck Young
• Publisher: University Press Of Kansas
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9780700627950
• ISBN: 978-0-7006-2795-0
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 234 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 590 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education