Rise and Triumph of the California Right, 1945-66 / Edition 1

by Kurt Schuparra

Overview

In this, the first book to deal exclusively with conservative politics in California, author Kurt Schuparra pinpoints the myriad factors that led to the formation and rise of the conservative movement in California after World War II, culminating in the election of Ronald Reagan as governor in 1966. While Schuparra is concerned with prominent figures such as Ronald Reagan, California senator William Knowland, Richard Nixon, and Arizona senator Barry Goldwater, his larger interest is in the principal players in the movement behind these individuals, the causes they espoused, and the movement's role in pivotal electoral contests. Schuparra also provides an assessment of how the struggle between liberals and conservatives - and those caught in the middle - in the Golden State both reflected and influenced the national debate over major governmental policies and social issues, particularly on racial matters.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765602770
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/30/1998
Series:	Right Wing in America Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1750L (what's this?)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Contents Chapter 1: It's Not the Party—but the Man Chapter 2: Freedom versus Tyranny Chapter 3: A Little Piece of America Chapter4: The 'Old Nixon' Is the Real Nixon Chapter 5: How the West Was Won Chapter 6: A Great White Light Chapter 7: Triumph of the Right Chapter 8: Conclusion Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index

What People are Saying About This

Martin Schiesl

Schuparra carefully analyzes the rhetoric, values, and tactics of political conservatism and provides a very insightful and judicious interpretation of the right-wing movement in postwar California. . . . Belongs on the shelf of anyone seriously concerned with the fierce debate and conflict between conservatism and liberalism in American political affairs in the twentieth century.

Editorial Reviews

Examines the factors that led to the formation and rise of the conservative movement in California after WWII, culminating in the election of Ronald Reagan as governor in 1966. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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