Heilbrunn, Jacob.

They knew they were right : the rise of the neocons / Jacob Heilbrunn. - 1st ed. - New York : Doubleday, c2008. - x, 319 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue : now it can be told : Bush looks back -- Exodus -- Wilderness -- Redemption -- Return to exile -- Postscript : prophets unarmed.

Analyzes the history of neoconservatism and its largely Jewish origins, tracing the movement from its roots with anti-communist immigrants in the 1930s, through its triumph in the 1980s, to its decline with the Iraq War.

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Conservatism--History.--United States
Political culture--History--United States--20th century.
Conservatismo--Historia--Estados Unidos--Siglo XX.


United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
United States--Politics and government--1989-
United States--Foreign relations--Islamic countries.
Islamic countries--Foreign relations--United States.
Estados Unidos--Política y gobierno--Historia--Siglo XX.

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