Principles and Heresies
Author | : Kevin J. Smant |
Publisher | : Intercollegiate Studies Institute |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2002 |
ISBN-10 | : 1882926722 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781882926725 |
Rating | : 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Download or read book Principles and Heresies written by Kevin J. Smant and published by Intercollegiate Studies Institute. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the subtitle to Kevin Smant's biography indicates, the shape of the postwar American conservative movement was decisively influenced by Frank Meyer (1909-1973). One of the most passionate and committed of the Cold War's communists-turned-conservatives, Meyer's untiring efforts to locate a principled ground for the fusion of the disparate strands of conservatism -- particularly its traditionalist and libertarian wings -- provided the necessary cohesion for a fractious movement to eventually sweep to power with the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980.