Eisenhower Republicanism

by Steven Wagner

Book Overview

Dwight D. Eisenhower' election to the presidency in 1952 brought an end to two decades of Democratic rule in the White House. His landslide victory, however, masked intense factionalism within the Republican Party. Whereas conservatives were eager to reverse the domestic and foreign policies of past administrations, liberal Republicans favored active federal involvement in Americans' lives and an internationalist approach to affairs abroad. As...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875803628
• ISBN13: 9780875803623
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• Length: 189 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher