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This book argues that the American conservative movement, as it now exists, does not have deep roots. It began in the 1950s as the invention of journalists and men of letters reacting to the early Cold War and trying to construct a rallying point for likeminded opponents of international Communism. The resulting movement has exaggerated the permanence of its values; while its militant anti-Communism, instilled in its followers, and periodic suppression of dissent have weakened its capacity for i
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Paul Gottfried
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780230614796
- Category
- politics
- Subjects
- Science, Political Science, History
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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