Right moves : the conservative think tank in American political culture since 1945 / Jason M. Stahl.

Contents The think tank in an era of "liberal consensus" -- Think tanks in a "marketplace of ideas" -- Think tanks in the age of Reagan -- Think tanks, new democrats, and committed conservatives -- Think tanks, foreign policy, and the marketplace of ideas in the 2000s -- Conclusion: policy as identity politics.
Abstract " ... Traces the progression of think tanks from the rise of a broad conservative movement and the turn away from New Deal liberalism, their expanding role in advancing a neoconservative foreign policy through U.S. military power from the 1980s onward, and their current prominence as a counterweight to progressive political institutions and thought"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2015028433
ISBN9781469627861 (cloth ; alk. paper)
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