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Format: Bargain Price Label: Amazon Remainders Account Manufacturer: Amazon Remainders Account Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 464 Publication Date: May 31, 2005 Publisher: Amazon Remainders Account Studio: Amazon Remainders Account Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: How, in a relatively short time, did America veer so far to the right as to become incomprehensible to Europe, as it would no doubt be to Richard Nixon? And why is it likely to remain so no matter who occupies the Oval Office? Like latter-day de Tocquevilles, English journalists John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge explain this new America, and the conservative movement that shaped it, with a freshness and clarity that elude most native observers. The Right Nation is an indispensable guide to the mystery of American difference that will illuminate readers on both the right and left. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Plus or MinusThere are some brilliant moments in this book. In particular, the dispassionate description of the right's buildup of think tanks and political groups culminating in the presidencies of Reagan and GW Bush is worth reading. It's really nice reading a book not from the writers of the Nation, the National Review, etc. somebody away from the American political fray. In addition, the dry but funny wittiness typical of Economist writers is peppered throughout the book, making it entertaining. ... Read More Rating:  - not worth reading,much less buyingI was very disappointed in this book. I wouldn't have bought it if I had known that it was by two writers from the Economist. Sadly, they seem to share the typical Economist slants, and have no idea about what Conservatism is all about in America. They probably spend all their time in Washington DC and New York and think they have experienced America. I consider the book to be one long editorial, long on uninformed opinion and short on facts. The one thing this book won't do is lead readers to any ... Read More Rating: - An informative introduction to American conservatism, but less than stellar comparative workOn the whole I found this book to be a stimulating and refreshing contrast to the other books I have read on this subject that take the form of screeds either in opposition or defense (treating this phenomenon as either an aberration/perversion or as a God-given and righteous march toward Paradise). The First three parts of the book which details the ideas and development of the Conservative Movement are well worth the price of the book, it describes with an admirable level-headedness ... Read More Rating:  - November 7, 2006 Election Adds More Evidence to Support Right Nation ThesisThe fascinating thing regarding the election held only two days ago was the alleged conservatism of a number of Democratic Party candidates. Some were anti-abortion, pro-gun, strongly against illegal immigration, and desire victory in Iraq. Are they conning the voters? We will find out soon enough. Nonetheless, they didn't run as liberals! An affirmative action measure was even resoundedly rejected in the Democrat dominated state of Michigan. Admittedly, the Republicans lost control of both the ... Read More Rating: - Silent majority is no longer silent. In the run up to the 2004 election publishers cranked out more political screeds than there were voters to read them. You know the books I'm talking about, both sides cranked them out - the ones that featured some indignant looking character on the cover with titles using words such as: shut up, stupid, dumb, fat, idiot, jerk, liar, etc. Yes it was an age when political discourse raged with a fevered pitch, and almost all Americans came out looking like dumb stupid idiot jerks by the time the whole ... Read More 
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