The Conservative Intellectual Movement in America Since 1945

by George H. Nash

Hardcover, 1976

Status

Available

Call number

973.91

Publication

Basic Books (1976), Edition: 1st, 463 pages

Description

First published in 1976, and revised in 1996, George H. Nash'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 volume's thirtieth anniversary, includes a new preface by Nash and will continue to instruct anyone interested in how today's conservative movement was born.  

User reviews

LibraryThing member wyclif
Completely authoritative treatment of the subject. Does an excellent job of mapping out the various strands of postwar conservatism (libertarianism, anti-communism, and traditionalism) that have taken a backseat to neoliberalism in the latter part of the 20th century. I enjoyed this book far more
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than I thought I would upon picking it up. Scholarly, yet readable.
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Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1976

ISBN

0465014011 / 9780465014019

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