The Conservative Movement and the Vietnam War: The Other Side of Vietnam (Routledge Advances in American History)

"The Vietnam War was the central political issue of the 1960s and 1970s. This study by Seth Offenbach explains how the conflict shaped modern conservatism. The war caused disputes between the pro-war anti-communists right and libertarian conservatives who opposed the war. At the same time, Christian evangelicals supported the war and began forming alliances with the mainstream, pro-war right. This enabled the formation of the New Right movement which came to dominate US politics at the end of the twentieth century. The Conservative Movement and the Vietnam War explains the right's changes between Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan"-- Provided by publisher Cover Half Title Series Page Title Copyright Dedication Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: The Other Side of Vietnam SECTION I Conservatives and the Vietnam War 1 The Long 1964 2 United by Strategy SECTION II Problems 3 Dissent of the Libertarians 4 Negative Conservatism 5 The Problem of Richard Nixon SECTION III Redemption 6 Christianity and Conservatism Conclusion: From Goldwater to Reagan Index This in-depth study examines how the politics surrounding the Vietnam War shaped the modern conservative movement in the United States, as disputes about the war splintered the right, with libertarians opposing the Vietnam War and religious and Christian evangelical conservatives supporting