They Knew They Were Right: The Rise of the Neocons

Heilbrunn, Jacob

ISBN 10: 140007620X / ISBN 13: 9781400076208

Published by Vintage, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: They Knew They Were Right: The Rise of the Neocons
• Publisher: Vintage
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 140007620X
• ISBN 13: 9781400076208
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

From its origins in 1930s Marxism to its unprecedented influence on George W. Bush's administration, neoconservatism has become one of the most powerful, reviled, and misunderstood intellectual movements in American history. But who are the neocons, and how did this obscure group of government officials, pundits, and think-tank denizens rise to revolutionize American foreign policy?Political journalist Jacob Heilbrunn uses his intimate knowledge of the movement and its members to write the definitive history of the neoconservatives. He sets their ideas in the larger context of the decades-long battle between liberals and conservatives, first over communism, and now over the war on terrorism. And he explains why, in spite of their misguided policy on Iraq, they will remain a permanent force in American politics.

About the Author

Jacob Heilbrunn is frequent contributor to the Los Angeles Times editorial page, where he also writes opinion pieces. He was previously a senior editor at The New Republic and an editor at The National Interest. He has written for The New York Times, The New York Review of Books, the Washington Monthly, the American Prospect, Commentary, and the Weekly Standard. He was a 1997 Japan Society Fellow and a 1994 Arthur F. Burns Fellow in Germany. He has a B.A. from Oberlin College and an M.A. from Georgetown University.