Right Star Rising
A New Politics, 1974-1980
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5703207 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Kazin (Georgetown University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 271-271 |
| Publication date | 2011-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of American History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8723 • E-ISSN: 1945-2314 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jahist/jar042 |
| OpenAlex | W2024870743 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
Laura Kalman's book is a consistently intelligent, briskly written narrative about American national politics and policies during the six turbulent years that merit the oft-used label of “transitional period.” As such, it is a worthy achievement, albeit a limited one. Kalman is the first historian to write so full a treatment of the rapid ascendancy of conservatives from the doldrums of Richard M. Nixon's resignation to the glorious day when Ronald Reagan drubbed Jimmy Carter. Along the way, Kalman provides deft summaries of the humiliating end of the Vietnam War, the long and frustrating energy crisis, the demise of détente, and furious ideological battles inside both major political parties. A distinguished legal historian, she handles pivotal Supreme Court decisions on affirmative action and school busing with the subtlety they deserve. The political history of the 1970s has become quite a fashionable subject, as numerous scholars examine the rise of conservatism, both in local and national contexts, with the depth and variety that historians have long bestowed on other kinds of ideologies and movements. What Kalman contributes is more a synthesis of these recent works than a fresh way to understand or explain what happened. At least one other inclusive study has appeared since hers was published: Dominic Sandbrook's Mad as Hell: The Crisis of the 1970s and the Rise of the Populist Right (2011). Sandbrook's work covers much of the same ground but gives more attention to cultural developments and is crafted with considerable literary flair
Conservatism · Demise · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Subject (documents · Supreme court · American Political and Social Dynamics · History · Law
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| Citations per year | 0.93 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2023 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |