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The Right Nation

Summary

The Right Nation (2004) by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge is a comprehensive account of the rise of American conservatism from The Economist journalists' perspective, explaining why America is uniquely more conservative than other developed nations.

Core Contribution

Comprehensive journalistic account of American conservatism from a British perspective.

Key Spikes & Highlights

  • American conservatism
  • politics
  • The Economist
  • political history

Historical Influences

American political journalism

Intellectual Lineage

The Economist political journalism

Allied Works

Capitalism in America

Contemporaries & Peers

Conservative movement literature

Minds Influenced

Understanding of American conservatism

Intellectual Posterity

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