Cowboy Conservatism : Texas and the Rise of the Modern Right

Sean P. Cunningham

ISBN 10: 0813125766 / ISBN 13: 9780813125763

Published by The University Press Of Kentucky Jul 2010, 2010

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Neuware - During the 1960s and 1970s, Texas was rocked by a series of political transitions. This title examines the remarkable history of Republican Texas in Cowboy Conservatism: Texas and the Rise of the Modern Right. It presents a narrative of the most notable regional genesis of modern conservatism.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cowboy Conservatism : Texas and the Rise of the Modern Right
• Publisher: The University Press Of Kentucky Jul 2010
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813125766
• ISBN 13: 9780813125763
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 0D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 0 millimeters depth

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Synopsis

During the 1960s and 1970s, Texas was rocked by a series of political transitions. Despite its century-long heritage of solidly Democratic politics, the state became a Republican stronghold virtually overnight, and by 1980 it was known as "Reagan Country." Ultimately, Republicans dominated the Texas political landscape, holding all twenty-seven of its elected offices and carrying former governor George W. Bush to his second term as president with more than 61 percent of the Texas vote.
Sean P. Cunningham examines the remarkable history of Republican Texas in Cowboy Conservatism: Texas and the Rise of the Modern Right. Utilizing extensive research drawn from the archives of four presidential libraries, gubernatorial papers, local campaign offices, and oral histories, Cunningham presents a compelling narrative of the most notable regional genesis of modern conservatism.
Spanning the decades from Kennedy's assassination to Reagan's presidency, Cunningham reveals a vivid portrait of modern conservatism in one of the nation's largest and most politically powerful states. The newest title in the New Directions in Southern History series, Cunningham's Cowboy Conservatism demonstrates Texas's distinctive and vital contributions to the transformation of postwar American politics.

About the Author

Sean P. Cunningham is Associate Professor of History at Texas Tech University. He holds a Ph.D. in Modern American History from the University of Florida and teaches broadly in twentieth-century U.S. history, while specializing in the history of post-1945 American political culture. His geographic emphasis is on the American Sunbelt, Texas in particular. His first book, Cowboy Conservatism: Texas and the Rise of the Modern Right, was published by the University Press of Kentucky in 2010. His second book, American Politics in the Postwar Sunbelt: Conservative Growth in a Battleground Region, will be published by Cambridge University Press in 2014.