The Rise of the Conservative Movement in the United States Since 1950
HIST 342
Fall 2012
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"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. |
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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
Whole or excerpts of the following;
George H. Nash, THE CONSERVATIVE INTELLECTUAL MOVEMENT IN AMERICA SINCE 1945 (1976,1998)
Gregory L. Schneider, ed., CONSERVATISM IN AMERICA SINCE 1930: A READER (2003)
Daniel Williams, GOD'S OWN PARTY: THE MAKING OF THE CHRISTIAN RIGHT (2011)
Donald T. Critchlow, PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY AND GRASSROOTS CONSERVATISM: A WOMAN'S CRUSADE (2005)
Matthew Dallek, THE RIGHT MOMENT: RONALD REAGAN'S FIRST VICTORY AND THE DECISIVE TURNING POINT IN AMERICAN POLITICS (2000)
Lisa McGirr, SUBURBAN WARRIORS: THE ORIGINS OF THE NEW AMERICAN RIGHT (2001)
Donald T. Critchlow, THE CONSERVATIVE ASCENDANCY: HOW THE GOP RIGHT MADE POLITICAL HISTORY (2007)
Richard A. Viguerie, CONSERVATIVES BETRAYED: HOW GEORGE W. BUSH AND OTHER BIG GOVERNMENT REPUBLICANS HIJACKED THE REPUBLICAN CAUSE (2006)
Kate Zernike, BOILING MAD: INSIDE TEA PARTY AMERICA (2010)
Jerry Falwell, LISTEN, AMERICA! (1980)
William E. Simon, A TIME FOR TRUTH (1978)
Mark Gerson, THE NEOCONSERVATIVE READER (1996)
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:
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: PAC136; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: 3 | JR major: 3 | | |
| Seats Available: 6 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 1 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 5 | FR: 0 |
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