Heilbrunn, Jacob

America Last: The Right's Century-Long Romance with Foreign Dictators

(No reviews yet) Write a Review

ISBN 13:: 9781324094661
author:: Heilbrunn, Jacob
format:: Hardback
publisher:: Liveright Publishing Corporation
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2024
Pages:: 272
Dimensions:: 23 x 15.4 x 2.6 centimetres (0.4
Genre:: History, Modern, 20th Century,
Condition:: New
Availability:: Item usually sent within 10 working days

£21.82

Current Stock: 5

Quantity:

Description

Description

America Last: The Right's Century-Long Romance with Foreign Dictators by Jacob Heilbrunn The affinity of American conservatives with foreign dictators is a striking phenomenon that has puzzled many. However, this admiration is not a new development, but rather a continuation of a long-standing pattern that dates back to the First World War. Some conservatives openly rooted for the defeat of democratic forces, while in the 1920s and 1930s, they admired the likes of Hitler and Mussolini. Throughout the Cold War, this affinity for autocrats persisted, with some conservatives writing apologias for regimes such as Franco's Spain and apartheid South Africa. Heilbrunn argues that the Right is drawn to the perceived strength of foreign dictators, precisely because they see them as models of how to fight against liberalism and progressivism domestically. This "illiberal imagination" has animated conservative politics for a century, with the Right railing against communist fellow travelers in America since the 1940s. In America Last, Heilbrunn identifies and traces this persuasion, providing a guide for those seeking to understand the motivations behind this enduring phenomenon.

View AllClose