Right Star Rising: A New Politics, 1974-1980

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century
Cover of the book Right Star Rising: A New Politics, 1974-1980 by Laura Kalman, W. W. Norton & Company
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Laura Kalman ISBN: 9780393080889
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: June 28, 2010
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Laura Kalman
ISBN: 9780393080889
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: June 28, 2010
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

An authoritative history of the right turn in American national politics during the Ford-Carter years.

On the face of it, the Ford-Carter years seem completely forgettable. They were years of weak presidential leadership and national drift. Yet, as Laura Kalman shows in this absorbing narrative history, the contours of our contemporary politics took shape during these years. This was the incubation period for a powerful movement on the right that was to triumph with Ronald Reagan’s election in 1980. These years also marked the coming of age of the social movements of the 1960s, as their causes moved from the streets to the courts for mediation. Supreme Court decisions on affirmative action and the scope of privacy rights had immense social and political impact. The nation experienced an energy crisis, a sharp economic downturn, and a collision with fundamentalism in Iran that set the terms for coming crises. Kalman’s navigation of this eventful political and social terrain is expert and riveting.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

An authoritative history of the right turn in American national politics during the Ford-Carter years.

On the face of it, the Ford-Carter years seem completely forgettable. They were years of weak presidential leadership and national drift. Yet, as Laura Kalman shows in this absorbing narrative history, the contours of our contemporary politics took shape during these years. This was the incubation period for a powerful movement on the right that was to triumph with Ronald Reagan’s election in 1980. These years also marked the coming of age of the social movements of the 1960s, as their causes moved from the streets to the courts for mediation. Supreme Court decisions on affirmative action and the scope of privacy rights had immense social and political impact. The nation experienced an energy crisis, a sharp economic downturn, and a collision with fundamentalism in Iran that set the terms for coming crises. Kalman’s navigation of this eventful political and social terrain is expert and riveting.

More books from W. W. Norton & Company

Cover of the book 21: The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey (Vol. Book 21) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels) by Laura Kalman
Cover of the book How We Live and Why We Die: The Secret Lives of Cells by Laura Kalman
Cover of the book Roaring Camp: The Social World of the California Gold Rush by Laura Kalman
Cover of the book Working with Parents of Anxious Children: Therapeutic Strategies for Encouraging Communication, Coping & Change by Laura Kalman
Cover of the book Professional Practice: A Guide to Turning Designs into Buildings by Laura Kalman
Cover of the book The Attachment Therapy Companion: Key Practices for Treating Children & Families by Laura Kalman
Cover of the book Vegan Vegetarian Omnivore: Dinner for Everyone at the Table by Laura Kalman
Cover of the book Attachment-Focused Parenting: Effective Strategies to Care for Children by Laura Kalman
Cover of the book Tularosa: A Kevin Kerney Novel (Kevin Kerney Novels) by Laura Kalman
Cover of the book Your Brain Is a Time Machine: The Neuroscience and Physics of Time by Laura Kalman
Cover of the book Blood & Ivy: The 1849 Murder That Scandalized Harvard by Laura Kalman
Cover of the book Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane by Laura Kalman
Cover of the book How to Be a Better Child Therapist: An Integrative Model for Therapeutic Change by Laura Kalman
Cover of the book So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marley by Laura Kalman
Cover of the book The Neuroscience of Human Relationships: Attachment and the Developing Social Brain (Second Edition) (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology) by Laura Kalman
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy