Catholic Intellectuals and Conservative Politics in America, 1950-1985: Literature and Knowledge in Seventeenth-Century France

by Patrick N. Allitt

Book Overview

At the end of World War II, conservatism was a negligible element in U.S. politics, but by 1980 it had risen to a dominant position. Patrick Allitt helps explain the remarkable growth of the contemporary conservative movement in the light of Catholic history in the United States. Allitt focuses on the role of individual Catholics against a backdrop of volatile cultural change, showing how such figures as William F. Buckley, Jr., Garry Wills, John...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080148300X
• ISBN13: 9780801483004
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"