The Resource Exit right : the people who left the Left and reshaped the American century, Daniel Oppenheimer
Exit right : the people who left the Left and reshaped the American century, Daniel Oppenheimer
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The item Exit right : the people who left the Left and reshaped the American century, Daniel Oppenheimer represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Chelmsford Public Library.
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- Summary
- "A provocative, intimate look at the evolution of America's political soul through the lives of six political figures--from Whittaker Chambers to Christopher Hitchens--who abandoned the left and joined the right. In Exit Right, Daniel Oppenheimer tells the stories of six major political figures whose journeys away from the left reshaped the contours of American politics in the twentieth century. By going deep into the minds of six apostates--Whittaker Chambers, James Burnham, Ronald Reagan, Norman Podhoretz, David Horowitz, and Christopher Hitchens--Oppenheimer offers an unusually intimate history of the American left, and the right's reaction. Oppenheimer is a brilliant new voice in political history who has woven together the past century's most important movements into a single book that reveals the roots of American politics. Through the eyes of his six subjects, we see America grow, stumble, and forge ahead--from World War I up through the Great Depression and World War II, from the Red Scare up through the Civil Rights Movement, and from the birth of neoconservatism up through 9/11 and the dawn of the Iraq War. At its core, Exit Right is a book that asks profound questions about why and how we come to believe politically at all--on the left or the right. Each of these six lives challenges us to ask where our own beliefs come from, and what it might take to change them. At a time of sky-high partisanship, Oppenheimer breaks down the boundaries that divide us and investigates the deeper origins of our politics. This is a book that will resonate with readers on the left and the right--as well as those stuck somewhere in the middle"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- x, 403 pages
- Contents
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- In Spite of Noise and Confusion : Whittaker Chambers
- The Finest Brain : James Burnham
- When the Team's Up Against It : Ronald Reagan
- Mr. Yes, Mr. No : Norman Podhoretz
- The Betrayed : David Horowitz
- A Man Alone : Christopher Hitchens
- Postscript
- Isbn
- 9781416589716
- Label
- Exit right : the people who left the Left and reshaped the American century
- Title
- Exit right
- Title remainder
- the people who left the Left and reshaped the American century
- Statement of responsibility
- Daniel Oppenheimer
- Subject
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- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political
- Biographies
- Conservatism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
- Intellectuals -- United States -- Biography
- Liberalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism
- Affiliation (Philosophy) -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Politicians -- United States -- Biography
- Right and left (Political science) -- History -- 20th century
- Social change -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "A provocative, intimate look at the evolution of America's political soul through the lives of six political figures--from Whittaker Chambers to Christopher Hitchens--who abandoned the left and joined the right. In Exit Right, Daniel Oppenheimer tells the stories of six major political figures whose journeys away from the left reshaped the contours of American politics in the twentieth century. By going deep into the minds of six apostates--Whittaker Chambers, James Burnham, Ronald Reagan, Norman Podhoretz, David Horowitz, and Christopher Hitchens--Oppenheimer offers an unusually intimate history of the American left, and the right's reaction. Oppenheimer is a brilliant new voice in political history who has woven together the past century's most important movements into a single book that reveals the roots of American politics. Through the eyes of his six subjects, we see America grow, stumble, and forge ahead--from World War I up through the Great Depression and World War II, from the Red Scare up through the Civil Rights Movement, and from the birth of neoconservatism up through 9/11 and the dawn of the Iraq War. At its core, Exit Right is a book that asks profound questions about why and how we come to believe politically at all--on the left or the right. Each of these six lives challenges us to ask where our own beliefs come from, and what it might take to change them. At a time of sky-high partisanship, Oppenheimer breaks down the boundaries that divide us and investigates the deeper origins of our politics. This is a book that will resonate with readers on the left and the right--as well as those stuck somewhere in the middle"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Oppenheimer, Daniel
- Dewey number
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- 324.2092/2
- B
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E747
- LC item number
- .O67 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Politicians
- Intellectuals
- Right and left (Political science)
- Liberalism
- Conservatism
- Affiliation (Philosophy)
- United States
- Political culture
- Social change
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
- Label
- Exit right : the people who left the Left and reshaped the American century, Daniel Oppenheimer
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- In Spite of Noise and Confusion : Whittaker Chambers -- The Finest Brain : James Burnham -- When the Team's Up Against It : Ronald Reagan -- Mr. Yes, Mr. No : Norman Podhoretz -- The Betrayed : David Horowitz -- A Man Alone : Christopher Hitchens -- Postscript
- Control code
- 1635456
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- x, 403 pages
- Isbn
- 9781416589716
- Isbn Type
- (trade paperback)
- Lccn
- 2015028768
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 1635456
- (OCoLC)913303115
- Label
- Exit right : the people who left the Left and reshaped the American century, Daniel Oppenheimer
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- In Spite of Noise and Confusion : Whittaker Chambers -- The Finest Brain : James Burnham -- When the Team's Up Against It : Ronald Reagan -- Mr. Yes, Mr. No : Norman Podhoretz -- The Betrayed : David Horowitz -- A Man Alone : Christopher Hitchens -- Postscript
- Control code
- 1635456
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- x, 403 pages
- Isbn
- 9781416589716
- Isbn Type
- (trade paperback)
- Lccn
- 2015028768
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1635456
- (OCoLC)913303115
Subject
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political
- Biographies
- Conservatism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
- Intellectuals -- United States -- Biography
- Liberalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism
- Affiliation (Philosophy) -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Politicians -- United States -- Biography
- Right and left (Political science) -- History -- 20th century
- Social change -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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