The Conservative Intellectual Movement in America Since 1945

by Nash, George H.

• ISBN13: 9781882926121
• ISBN10: 1882926129
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-12-01
• Publisher: Isi Books

Summary

First published in 1976, George H. Nash’s celebrated history of the postwar conservative intellectual movement has become the unquestioned standard in the field. This edition, published in commemoration of the book's thirtieth anniversary, includes a new preface and conclusion by the author and will continue to instruct anyone interested in how today’s conservative movement was born.

Author Biography

George H. Nash graduated summa cum laude from Amherst College and received his doctorate in history from Harvard University. He writes and lectures frequently about American conservatism. He is also the author of a three-volume life of Herbert Hoover.

Table of Contents

Preface to the 1996 Edition	ix	(2)
Acknowledgments	xi	(2)
Introduction	xiii
1. The Revolt of the Libertarians	1	(29)
2. The Revolt Against the Masses	30	(20)
3. The Recovery of Tradition and Values	50	(24)
4. Nightmare in Red	74	(44)
5. Consolidation	118	(23)
6. Fission and Fusion: The Quest for Philosophical Order	141	(31)
7. What is Convservatism in America? The Search for a Viable Heritage	172	(33)
8. What is Conservatism in America? The Straussians, Willmoore Kendall, and the "Virtuous People"	205	(31)
9. Years of Preparation	236	(42)
10. Things Fall Apart	278	(24)
11. Can the Vital Center Hold?	302	(27)
Epilogue. Conservatism Ascendant: The Age of Reagan and Beyond	329	(13)
Appendix	342	(2)
Notes	344	(10)
Bibliographical Essay	434	(11)
Bibliographical Postscript	445	(3)
Index	448