Confronting the new conservatism : the rise of the right in America / edited by Michael J. Thompson. - New York : New York University Press, c2007. - vii, 304 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgments -- Introduction : confronting the new conservatism / What is the new conservatism? America's conservative landscape: the new conservatism and the reorientation of American democracy / Cultural rage and the right-wing intellectuals / Considerations on the origins of neoconservatism : looking backward / new political right in the United States : reaction, rollback, and resentment / new conservatism at home -- From neoconservative to new right : American conservatives and the welfare state / Tearing down the wall : conservative use and abuse of religion in politics / Paradox or contradiction: the marriage mythos in neoconservative ideology / neoconservative assault on the courts : how worried should we be? / global reach of the new neoconservative ideology -- imperial presidency : the legacy of Reagan's Central America policy / neocon con game : nihilism revisited / One-dimensional men : neoconservatives, their allies and models / Resisting the right : challenging the neoconservative agenda / Contributors -- Index. Michael J. Thompson -- Michael J. Thompson -- Philip Green -- Stanley Aronowitz -- Chip Berlet -- Charles Noble -- Diana M. Judd -- R. Claire Snyder -- Thomas M. Keck -- Greg Grandin -- Nicholas Xenos -- Lawrence Davidson -- Stephen Eric Bronner -- pt. 1. 2. 3. 4. The pt. 2. The 5. 6. 7. 8. The pt. 3. The 9. The 10. The 11. 12.

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Conservatism--United States.
Political culture--United States.
Political parties--United States.
Conservatisme.


United States--Politics and government.
Verenigde Staten.

JC 573.2 / C748 2007

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