Conservatism and American Political Development

Name: Conservatism and American Political Development
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ISBN: 9780195373936

ISBN-10: 0195373936

ISBN-13: 9780195373936

Edition: 2008

Authors: Brian J. Glenn, Steven M. Teles

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American political development (APD) is core subfield in American political science, and it focuses on political and policy history. For a variety of reasons, most of the focus in twentieth century APD has been on liberal policymaking. Yet since the 1970s, conservatives have gradually assumed control over numerous federal policymaking institutions. This edited book is the first to offer a comprehensive overview of the impact of conservatism on twentieth century American political development, locating its origins in the New Deal and then focusing on how conservatives acted within government once they began to achieve power in the late 1960s. The book is divided into three eras, and in each…

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List price: $34.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/26/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.21" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.210
Language: English

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Editors' Preface Introduction: Studying the role of conservatives in American Political Development






Environmental Policy from the New Deal to the Great Society: The Lagged Emergence of an Ideological Dividing Line




Social Security from the New Deal to the Great Society: Expanding the Public Domain




Education Policy from the New Deal to the Great Society: The Three R's, Race, Reds and Religion







Environmental Policy from the Great Society to 1980: A Coalition Comes Unglued




Social Security from the Great Society to 1980: Further Expansion and Rekindled Controversy




Education Policy from the Great Society to 1980: The Expansion and Institutionalization of the Federal Role in Schools







Environmental Policy from 1980 to the Present: The Politics of Prevention




Social Security from 1980 to Present: From Third Rail to Presidential Commitment--and Back?




Education Policy from 1980 to Present: The Politics of Privatization, Jeffrey Henig Conclusion: Conservatism and American Political Development Afterword: An Attenuated Reconstruction: The Conservative Turn in American Political Development