Reclaiming conservatism : how a great American political movement got lost--and how it can find its way back / Mickey Edwards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edwards, Mickey, 1937-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )--History--21st century.

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ).

Conservatism--United States.

Conservatism.

Executive-legislative relations--United States--History--21st century.

Executive-legislative relations.

United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A leading figure in the American conservative movement for over 40 years, Mickey Edwards was a prominent Republican congressman, a former national chairman of the American Conservative Union, and a founding trustee of the Heritage Foundation. When he speaks, conservatives listen. Now, in this highly provocative and frank volume, Edwards argues loud and clear that conservatives today have abandoned their principles and have become champions of that which they once most feared. The conservative movement--which once nominated Barry Goldwater for President, and later elected Ronald Reagan--was bas

Contents:

Contents; I: The Conservative Soul; II: And the Walls Came Tumbling Down; III: Conservative Values; IV: Steps toward Reclaiming Conservatism; A Final Word; Acknowledgments; Notes; Suggested Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-217) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-988735-7

1-281-72399-1

9786611723996

0-19-971481-9

OCLC:

476244313