The Goldwater Caper
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Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good , price clipped
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A sharp and satirical work of American political writing, The Goldwater Caper chronicles Richard H. Rovere's incisive observations on Barry Goldwater's 1964 presidential campaign and the broader rise of the American conservative movement. Written with the wit and authority of a seasoned New Yorker correspondent, Rovere presents a penetrating analysis of Goldwater's ideology, his appeal to the Republican base, and the political forces that propelled him to the party's nomination. The tone is at once sardonic and intellectually rigorous, illustrating how a fringe political philosophy moved from the margins to the center of national debate. Rovere argues with clarity and precision that the Goldwater phenomenon represented a pivotal — and deeply revealing — moment in the transformation of American conservatism. Essential reading for students of twentieth-century American politics, this work remains a remarkably prescient document of an era whose echoes continue to resonate.
Author: Richard H. Rovere
Format: Hardback
Published: 1965, Methuen & Co Ltd
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
A sharp and satirical work of American political writing, The Goldwater Caper chronicles Richard H. Rovere's incisive observations on Barry Goldwater's 1964 presidential campaign and the broader rise of the American conservative movement. Written with the wit and authority of a seasoned New Yorker correspondent, Rovere presents a penetrating analysis of Goldwater's ideology, his appeal to the Republican base, and the political forces that propelled him to the party's nomination. The tone is at once sardonic and intellectually rigorous, illustrating how a fringe political philosophy moved from the margins to the center of national debate. Rovere argues with clarity and precision that the Goldwater phenomenon represented a pivotal — and deeply revealing — moment in the transformation of American conservatism. Essential reading for students of twentieth-century American politics, this work remains a remarkably prescient document of an era whose echoes continue to resonate.