| Physical description |
ix, 445 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Critical perspectives. |
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Critical perspectives (New York, N.Y.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-425) and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. I. The Cold War and Civil Rights Era, 1945-1964. Ch. 1. Delayed Reaction: The Right after World War II. Ch. 2. From McCarthy to Goldwater: The Anticommunist Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Ch. 3. Organized Resistance to Preserve Segregation. Ch. 4. Historical Antecedents of the Christian Right -- Pt. II. The Rise of the New Right, 1965-1979. Ch. 5. Breaking the Impasse: New Political and Organizational Opportunities for the Conservative Movement. Ch. 6. The Americanist Movement and the Persistence of Racist Nationalism. Ch. 7. Casting the First Stones: The Early Mobilization of the Christian Right. Ch. 8. The Neoconservatives -- Pt. III. The Reagan Era and Beyond, 1980-1995. Ch. 9. Right-Wing Power in the 1980s: The State-Movement Convergence. Ch. 10. Undaunted Allies: The Christian Right in the 1980s. Ch. 11. The Racist Right in the 1980s and 1990s: Diminished Influence, Resurgent Violence. Ch. 12. After Reagan, Rumbling on the Right -- Ch. 13. Epilogue. |
| Summary |
Providing insight into today's headlines and tomorrow's news stories, Roads to Dominion offers a compelling look at the history of right-wing movements. Based on extensive research on organizations large and small, author Diamond traces the development of four types of right-wing movements over the past 50 years and provides an astute historical analysis of each. |
| Subject |
Conservatism -- United States.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
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| ISBN |
0898628644 (paperback: acid-free paper) |
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0898628628 (hard : acid-free paper) |
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