- Paperback: 464 pages
- Publisher: Us Imports; Reprint edition (Jun 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0143035398
- ISBN-13: 978-0143035398
- Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 14.1 x 2.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,335,068 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Graham Stewart, Spectator
‘a remarkable achievement...it can perhaps make claim to an extraordinary boast as the best book on modern America in print’
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Christopher Silvester, The Sunday Times
‘Profoundly insightful, and offering heavyweight analysis with an admirable lightness of touch...an excellent historical overview of the...conservative revival'
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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The authors are British and cover America for The Economist magazine. The book attempts to explain how and why America has become such a conservative country. Their point of view is that of moderate conservatives who like America but find some aspects of American conservatism a bit strange.
It is divided into four parts:
The first part, History, is a history of American conservatism from 1952 until 2000, showing how we went from "Eisenhower Republicanism" to George W Bush.
The second part, Anatomy, goes into more detail about the modern-day conservative movement in America.
The third part, Prophecy, looks at the future of conservatism in America: why America is likely to become more rather than less conservative, what could go wrong for the Republicans, and how the Republican party might change due to the increasing influence of young people, ethnic minorities and women.
The fourth part, Exception, looks at why America has such a different political climate from Europe, both in being more conservative and in having such a different flavour of conservatism. There is a fascinating chapter on the historical reasons why America is so right-wing.
Finally the conclusion discusses how America and Europe might get along with each other despite their differences.
If this is sort of thing you find interesting, I would also recommend George Lakoff's books.
It is divided into four parts:
The first part, History, is a history of American conservatism from 1952 until 2000, showing how we went from "Eisenhower Republicanism" to George W Bush.
The second part, Anatomy, goes into more detail about the modern-day conservative movement in America.
The third part, Prophecy, looks at the future of conservatism in America: why America is likely to become more rather than less conservative, what could go wrong for the Republicans, and how the Republican party might change due to the increasing influence of young people, ethnic minorities and women.
The fourth part, Exception, looks at why America has such a different political climate from Europe, both in being more conservative and in having such a different flavour of conservatism. There is a fascinating chapter on the historical reasons why America is so right-wing.
Finally the conclusion discusses how America and Europe might get along with each other despite their differences.
If this is sort of thing you find interesting, I would also recommend George Lakoff's books.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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One wouldn't think that it was possible to so clearly analyse the rise of the New Right from so many viewpoints, and with a compelling mixture of regard for what really happened and a clear eye for ethics and consequences: but these writers have done it. Partly it's because they take the long view - way back to LBJ and the Great Society; partly because they really do treat the USA on its own terms (e.g. it's big. So if you dislike your neighbour, you could move - at least, that's the folk memory. The book is the work of loving friends; about a country which 'has come early into its full inheritance' and isn't quite sure what to do about it or even to talk to itself about it. Quite a read.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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This is an extremely impressive work that combines a strong central argument with an array of supporting details and examples. It is thoughtful, lucid and never strays from objectively describing the current American political landscape. It is refreshing to read a book that is thoroughly divorced from partisanship and committed to accurate political analysis. I thoroughly recommend this lively and prophetic text.
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