Bibliograph

Rebels all!, a short history of the conservative mind in postwar America, Kevin Mattson

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Rebels all!, a short history of the conservative mind in postwar America, Kevin Mattson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-159) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Rebels all!

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

180690004

Responsibility statement

Kevin Mattson

Series statement

Ideas in action

Sub title

a short history of the conservative mind in postwar America

Summary

There is no doubt that the style of the political right today is tough, brash, and, by many accounts, not very conservative sounding. After all, isn't conservatism supposed to be about maintainting standards, upholding civility, and frowing upon rebellion? Historian Kevin Mattson explains the apparent contradictions of the party in this fresh examination of the postwar conservative mind. Examing a big cast of characters that includes David Brooks, William F. Buckley, Whittaker Chambers, Irving Kristol, Kevin Phillips, Norman Podhoretz, and others, Mattson shows how right-wing intellectuals have always, but in different ways, played to the populist and rowdy tendencies in America's political culture

Table Of Contents

The first generation : apocalyptic rebels with a cause -- The big chill that sets fires -- Postmodern conservatism, the politics of outrage, and the mindset of war

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