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History, historians, and conservatism in Britain and America : the Great War to Thatcher and Reagan /

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Reba Soffer examines the subjects, motives, and origins of conservative historians who were also successful public intellectuals. He provides an account of the content, context, and consequences of conservative ideas, explaining their dominance in Britain and marginalization in America until the Rea...

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Main Author: Soffer, Reba N.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Historians > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Historiography > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Conservatism > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Conservatism > United States > History > 20th century.
Great Britain > Intellectual life > 20th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Conservatisme > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Conservatisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne > Vie intellectuelle > 20e siècle.
Historiographie > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Historiography.
Conservatism
Historians
Historiography
Intellectual life
Great Britain
United States
1900-1999
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Reba Soffer examines the subjects, motives, and origins of conservative historians who were also successful public intellectuals. He provides an account of the content, context, and consequences of conservative ideas, explaining their dominance in Britain and marginalization in America until the Reagan ascendancy.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 345 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-331) and index.
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