The Rise of the Conservative Movement in the United States Since 1950
HIST 342
Fall 2011
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01
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| Crosslisting:
AMST 339 |
"So inevitable, yet so unexpected," Alexis deTocqueville declared, referring to the French Revolution of 1789. The same is true of the conservative movement that developed in the United States, driving the second half of the 20th century, a powerful movement with worldwide significance that caught the shrewdest intellectuals 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 political 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. Reading will be substantial and will include many primary sources. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Interpretation
interpret documents and learn to better understand the view point of others.
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| 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) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
subject to change
John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge, THE RIGHT NATION: CONSERVATIVE POWER IN AMERICA (2004)
George N. Nash, THE CONVERVATIVE INTELLECTUAL MOVEMENT IN AMERICA SINCE 1945 (1976)
Lisa McGirr, SUBURBAN WARRIORS: THE ORIGINS OF THE NEW AMERICAN RIGHT (2001)
Leo Ribuffo, THE OLD CHRISTIAN RIGHT: THE PROTESTANT FAR RIGHT FROM THE GREAT DEPRESSION TO THE COLD WAR (1983).
William E. Simon, A TIME FOR TRUTH (1978)
Matthew W. Dallek, THE RIGHT MOVEMENT: RONALD REAGAN'S FIRST VICTORY AND THE DECISIVE TURNING POIN; AMERICAN POLITICS (2007)
Thomas W. Evans, THE EDUCATION OF RONALD REAGAN: THE GENERAL ELECTRIC YEARS AND THE UNTOLD STORY OF HIS CONVERSION TO CONSERVATISM (2006)
Lou Cannon and Carl M. Cannon, REAGAN'S DISCIPLE: GEORGE W. BUSH'S TROUBLED QUEST FOR PRESIDENTIAL LEGACY (2008)
Jerry Falwell, LISTEN, AMERICA! (1980)
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Examinations and Assignments:
Frequent response papers and one essay based on primary research (approx. 15 pp.) |
| Instructor(s): Schatz,Ronald W. Times: .....F. 01:10PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC422; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: 3 | JR major: 3 | | |
| Seats Available: 4 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 1 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 5 | FR: 0 |
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