{"product_id":"conservative-at-the-core-a-new-history-of-american-conservatism-hardcover","title":"Conservative at the Core: A New History of American Conservatism - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllan J. Lichtman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eConservative at the Core\u003c\/em\u003e unpacks the history, rhetoric, and policies of the American conservative movement and probes the truth about what conservatism actually represents.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllan J. Lichtman investigates the foundations and history of conservative thought to identify and reveal the central crisis that lies at the heart of conservative principles and today's politics. He explores a century of American conservative politics to demonstrate that professed conservative principles--free enterprise, limited government, fiscal responsibility, states' rights, law and order, personal morality, and American sovereignty--are dispensable notions for public appeal only. Instead, conservatives have only consistently advanced their version of traditional Christian values and support for private (not free) enterprise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLichtman provides a sweeping history of the American conservative movement from the end of World War I to the present day. He draws on leaders like Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, Donald J. Trump, and the conservative Democrats responsible for Jim Crow discrimination in the South. Contrary to those who have described Trump as a deviation from professed core principles, \u003cem\u003eConservative at the Core\u003c\/em\u003e ultimately argues that Trump and his allies represent the culmination of the American conservative tradition, consistently upholding and fulfilling conservative nationalist values.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllan J. Lichtman is distinguished professor of history at American University. He is the author or co-author of thirteen books, including \u003cem\u003eThirteen Cracks: Repairing American Democracy after Trump.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.16 x 9.22 x 6.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978216767789,"sku":"9780268210304","price":32.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/KCiCIwxweK9780268210304.webp?v=1775801073","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/conservative-at-the-core-a-new-history-of-american-conservatism-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}