Other Side of the Sixties : Young Americans for Freedom and the Rise of Conservative Politics

Andrew, John A.

ISBN 10: 0813524016 / ISBN 13: 9780813524016

Published by Rutgers University Press, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Other Side of the Sixties : Young Americans for Freedom and the Rise of Conservative Politics
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813524016
• ISBN 13: 9780813524016
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

What were young conservatives doing in the 1960s while SDS and SNCC were working to move the political center to the left? The Other Side of the Sixties offers a gripping account of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF), an organization that became a leading force in promoting conservative ideas and that helped lay the groundwork for today's conservatism. John Andrew has mined unique archival material to document YAF's efforts to form a viable organization, define a new conservatism, attack the liberal establishment, and seize control of the Republican party, all while battling voter hostility and internal factionalism. The author also uncovers the Kennedy administration's use of the IRS to subvert YAF and other right-wing organizations through tax audits and investigations. By painting a more balanced portrait of political thinking in the sixties, Andrew offers a new and much needed look at the ideological atmosphere of a vibrant decade.

About the Author

John Andrew, professor of history at Franklin & Marshall College, is author of Rebuilding the Christian Commonwealth: New England Congregationalists and Foreign Missions and From Revivals to Removal: Jeremiah Evarts, the Cherokee Nation, and the Search for the Soul of America.