The conservative movement and the Vietnam War: the other side of Vietnam

"The Vietnam War was the central political issue of the 1960s and 1970s. This study by Seth Offenbach explains how the conflict shaped modern conservatism. The war caused disputes between the pro-war anti-communists right and libertarian conservatives who opposed the war. At the same time, Chri...

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Main Author: Offenbach, Seth (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Routledge 2019
Series:Routledge advances in American history
Routledge advances in American history
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:"The Vietnam War was the central political issue of the 1960s and 1970s. This study by Seth Offenbach explains how the conflict shaped modern conservatism. The war caused disputes between the pro-war anti-communists right and libertarian conservatives who opposed the war. At the same time, Christian evangelicals supported the war and began forming alliances with the mainstream, pro-war right. This enabled the formation of the New Right movement which came to dominate US politics at the end of the twentieth century. The Conservative Movement and the Vietnam War explains the right's changes between Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan"--
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Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780429264382
0429264380
9780429559419
0429559410
9780429563881
0429563884
9780429554940
042955494X

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