Taking America Back by David Austin Walsh
A provocative look at the relationship between the far right and the American conservative movement from the 1930s to the end of the Cold War
“This is going to be a book to reckon with and I think it will take its place as one of the most important studies that we have not just of modern conservatism but of twentieth-century American political culture”—Lawrence B. Glickman, author of Free Enterprise
“A masterful unearthing of the deep connection between America’s Far right ‘lunatic fringe’ and ‘respectable conservatism,’ showing how they were brought together by anti-Black racism, anti-Semitism, hatred of labor unions, and opposition to the expansion of the welfare state. Walsh’s research shows that far from being a sudden turn in the age of Trump, this toxic partnership has been active in American politics since the 1930s.”—Hasia Diner, New York University
“Walsh digs deep into the archives to provide shrewd, fresh insights into one of the most pressing questions in modern American politics: how did a conservative movement that had supposedly ‘purged’ its extremist fringe give us Donald Trump and his epigones.”—Rick Perlstein, author of Reaganland: America’s Right Turn, 1976–1980
“For far too long historians neglected the homegrown tradition of American fascism, with its antisemitic, xenophobic, and white nationalist political ideals. With impeccable research and measured prose, Walsh unearths a twentieth-century history of conservatism tied to the extremes of far-right politics and to today’s surging MAGAism.”—Lila Corwin Berman, author of The American Jewish Philanthropic Complex: The History of a Multibillion Dollar Institution
“A masterful unearthing of the deep connection between America’s Far right ‘lunatic fringe’ and ‘respectable conservatism,’ showing how they were brought together by anti-Black racism, anti-Semitism, hatred of labor unions, and opposition to the expansion of the welfare state. Walsh’s research shows that far from being a sudden turn in the age of Trump, this toxic partnership has been active in American politics since the 1930s.”—Hasia Diner, New York University
“Walsh digs deep into the archives to provide shrewd, fresh insights into one of the most pressing questions in modern American politics: how did a conservative movement that had supposedly ‘purged’ its extremist fringe give us Donald Trump and his epigones.”—Rick Perlstein, author of Reaganland: America’s Right Turn, 1976–1980
“For far too long historians neglected the homegrown tradition of American fascism, with its antisemitic, xenophobic, and white nationalist political ideals. With impeccable research and measured prose, Walsh unearths a twentieth-century history of conservatism tied to the extremes of far-right politics and to today’s surging MAGAism.”—Lila Corwin Berman, author of The American Jewish Philanthropic Complex: The History of a Multibillion Dollar Institution
David Austin Walsh is lecturer at the University of Virginia.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300260977 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300260970 |
| Title | Taking America Back |
| Author | David Austin Walsh |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2024-06-11 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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