Cowboy conservatism : Texas and the rise of the modern right /

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During the 1960s and 1970s, Texas was rocked by a series of political transitions. Despite its century-long heritage of solidly Democratic politics, the state became a Republican stronghold virtually overnight, and by 1980 it was known as "Reagan Country." Ultimately, Republicans dominated...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cunningham, Sean P.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2010.
Series:New directions in southern history.
Subjects:
Since 1900
Conservatism > Texas > History > 20th century.
Conservatisme > Texas > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Conservatism
Politics and government
Texas > Politics and government > 1951-
Texas > Politique et gouvernement > 1951-
Texas
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The eyes of Texas: political culture and tradition
  • Growing pains: the politics of extremism
  • Reconstructing conservatism: antiliberalism and the limits of "law and order"
  • "I am a sick American": race, fear, and the limits of backlash politics
  • Poisons: establishments in crisis
  • Civil war: populist conservatism and the 1976 campaigns
  • The gathering storm: Republican momentum and the albatross of Jimmy Carter
  • Revolution: Reagan and Texas in 1980.

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