The Republican Ascendancy: American Politics, 1968-2001

by Michael Schaller, George Rising

Michael Schaller and George Rising examine the past thirty years of American politics, a time of dramatic change in government, as well as the economic, political, social, and cultural forces that pushed a significant group of Democrats away from their party and made Republican candidates and ideas attractive to so many. While its focus is on national events, The Republican Ascendancy details the emergence of GOP control and the tensions among the distinct factions that compose, and in some ways compromise, the modern Republican party.

Genres: Politics, Nonfiction

210 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2002

About the author

Michael Schaller is Regents Professor of History at the University of Arizona. A specialist in twentieth-century American politics and foreign policy, he earned his bachelor's degree from SUNY Binghamton in 1968 and his master's (1969) and doctorate (1974) degrees from the University of Michigan.

Reviews

[Greg Peterson · Rating 2 out of 5]

A brief introduction to conservative politics for the past forty years. Its very executive-centric with very little on congress (just an update of seat changes every election) but it does mention the grass roots conservative campaigns started by George Wallace that did (and still does) give conservatives their competitive advantage.

A good intro but nothing really beyond that.

[Chad Lamb · Rating 3 out of 5]

Helpful in understanding the rise of conservatism through the 20th century and how Reagan became part of that and influenced that.