The Rise of the Conservative Movement in the United States Since 1950
HIST 342
Spring 2010 not offered
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AMST 339 |
"So inevitable, yet so unexpected," Alexis deTocquevile declared, referring to the French Revolution of 1789. The same is true of the conservative movement that developed in the United States over the last half-century, a powerful movement with worldwide significance that caught the shrewdest intellectuals of the mid-20th century by surprise. What is the nature of modern American conservatism? How and why did it emerge? How do latter-20th-century American conservatives compare to modern American liberals and to conservatives in Europe? How has conservativism evolved over time? What are its social bases? What is its historical significance? These are among the questions considered in this seminar. Many primary sources will be included. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AMST)(HIST-MN)(HIST) |
Major Readings:
George H. Nash, The Conservative Intellectual Movement in America Since 1945 (1976)
Gregory L. Schneider, ed., Conservatism in America since 1930: A Reader (2003)
Matthew Dallek, The Right Moment: Ronald Reagan¿s First Victory and the Decisive
Turning Point in American Politics (2000)
Donald T. Critchlow, Phyllis Schlafly and Grassroots Conservatism: A Woman¿s
Crusade (2005)
William E. Pemberton, Exit with Honor: The Life and Presidency of Ronald Reagan
(1997).
Thomas W. Evans, The Education of Ronald Reagan: The General Electric Story
and the Untold Story of His Conversion to Conservatism (2006)
John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge, The Right Nation: Conservative Power in
America (2004)
Jerry Falwell, Listen, America! (1980)
William E. Simon, A Time for Truth (1978)
Norman Podhoretz, The Present Danger: Do We Have the Will to Reverse the Decline of
American Power? (1980)
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Examinations and Assignments:
Near-weekly responses to the readings and one essay based on primary research (approx. 20 pp.) |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Regular attedance and participation assumed |
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