The Conservative Intellectual Movement in America Since 1945 - Hardcover

George H. Nash

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9780465014019: The Conservative Intellectual Movement in America Since 1945

Synopsis

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        First published in 1976, and revised in 1996, George H. Nashâ s celebrated history of the postwar conservative intellectual movement has become the unquestioned standard in the field. This new edition, published in commemoration of the volumeâ s thirtieth anniversary, includes a new preface by Nash and will continue to instruct anyone interested in how todayâ s conservative movement was born.

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Review

When this book was first published in 1976, Ronald Reagan was a governor and Newt Gingrich a college professor. Today, it is the single best source of information on the intellectuals who built modern American conservatism. A new epilogue tries to bridge the gap of two decades, but this contemporary classic's real value lies in its thoughtful account of what happened in the 30 years following World War II. By combining history and political theory, it tells how a diverse group of thinkers that included William F. Buckley, Jr., Milton Friedman, Friedrich Hayek, Irving Kristol, Leo Strauss and others laid the philosophical groundwork for Reagan's presidency and Gingrich's speakership.

About the Author

            George H. Nash graduated summa cum laude from Amherst College and received his doctorate in history from Harvard University. He writes and lectures frequently about American conservatism. He is also the author of a three-volume life of Herbert Hoover.

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