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x, 548 pages ; 23 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 487-523) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: What happened to conservatism? : why reforming the country requires transforming the Right -- The ambiguous hero : Ronald Reagan as conservatism's model and problem -- In the shadow of Goldwater : it didn't start with the Tea Party -- From radicalism to governing : how Nixon failed conservatives, Reagan thrilled them--and then left them hanging -- The end of the Reagan majority : George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and the politics of deadlock -- The Gingrich revolution and conservatism's second chance : M2E2 and the Right's Achilles' heel -- Put on a compassionate face : the promise and limits of compassionate conservatism -- Double-edged "strategery" : George W. Bush, Karl Rove, and the search for a fourth way -- "I can hear you" : how W. united the country, then divided it more than ever -- The new, new, old Right : the Tea Party explosion that was waiting to happen -- Dreams of celestial choirs : Barack Obama hopes, but the GOP doesn't change -- The logic of obstruction : why conservative opposition to Obama was inevitable -- The Tea Party overreaches and Republicans wage class war : the making and unmaking of Mitt Romney -- Saying yes and no to Obama : the two electorates and the cycles of dysfunction -- The fever that wouldn't break : when winning two elections isn't enough -- Reforming conservatism or trumping it : a new conservatism, a new pizza box, or something completely different? -- Up from Goldwaterism : the conservative challenge and America's future. |
| Summary |
With a new postscript on the 2016 presidential primaries, this is the story behind today's headlines. In an absorbing narrative, E.J. Dionne Jr. illuminates the history of Republican politics from the Barry Goldwater era through the Reagan Revolution to the crisis of the 2016 presidential election. With that perspective and contemporary reporting, he explains the unrest and discontent on the Right and the Republican Party's bitter civil war while illustrating why a radicalized conservatism has made governing our country so difficult.--back cover. |
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Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) -- History -- 20th century.
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Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) -- History -- 21st century.
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Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) fast (OCoLC)fst00544975 |
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Conservatism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Conservatism -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
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Conservatism. fast (OCoLC)fst00875582 |
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United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155 |
| ISBN |
9781476763804 |
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1476763801 |
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