The center cannot hold
Subtitle: the 1960 presidential election and the rise of modern conservatism
By: Laura Jane Gifford.
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: DeKalb
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780875804040
Subjects: Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) -- History -- 20th century; Conservatism -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1960; United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961
Description: "The Center Cannot Hold provides an analysis of interactions between three key party leaders - liberal Nelson Rockefeller, conservative Barry Goldwater, and moderate Richard Nixon - and six key constituencies: liberals, African Americans, conservative intellectuals, youth, Southerners, and ethnic Americans."--Inside jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.