
Conservatives Without Conscience
John W. Dean(Author)
Penguin USA (Publisher)
Published on 28. August 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-14-303886-3 (ISBN)
Description
On the heels of his national bestseller Worse Than Watergate, John Dean takes a critical look at the current conservative movement
In Conservatives Without Conscience, John Dean places the conservative movement's inner circle of leaders in the Republican Party under scrutiny. Dean finds their policies and mind- set to be fundamentally authoritarian, and as such, a danger to democracy. By examining the legacies of such old-line conservatives as J. Edgar Hoover, Spiro Agnew, and Phyllis Schlafly and of such current figures as Dick Cheney, Newt Gingrich, and leaders of the Religious Right, Dean presents an alarming record of abuses of power. His trenchant analysis of how conservatism has lost its bearings serves as a chilling warning and a stirring inspiration to safeguard constitutional principles.
In Conservatives Without Conscience, John Dean places the conservative movement's inner circle of leaders in the Republican Party under scrutiny. Dean finds their policies and mind- set to be fundamentally authoritarian, and as such, a danger to democracy. By examining the legacies of such old-line conservatives as J. Edgar Hoover, Spiro Agnew, and Phyllis Schlafly and of such current figures as Dick Cheney, Newt Gingrich, and leaders of the Religious Right, Dean presents an alarming record of abuses of power. His trenchant analysis of how conservatism has lost its bearings serves as a chilling warning and a stirring inspiration to safeguard constitutional principles.
Reviews / Votes
"A penetrating and highly disturbing portrait of many of the major players in Republican politics and power ... riveting."-Booklist, starred review
"A fierce indictment of Republican politicians ... the sheer outrage in Dean's book has power of its own."
-Chicago Tribune
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York, NY
United States
Publishing group
Penguin Putnam Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
382 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-303886-3 (9780143038863)
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Person
John Dean was White House legal counsel to President Nixon for a thousand days. Dean also served as chief minority counsel for the House Judiciary Committee and as an associate deputy attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice.
Content
Conservatives Without ConsciencePreface
Chapter One: How Conservatives Think
Chapter Two: Conservatives Without Conscience
Chapter Three: Authoritarian Conservatism
Chapter Four: Troubling Politics and Policies of Our Authoritarian Government
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Appendices
Notes
Index
Chapter One: How Conservatives Think
Chapter Two: Conservatives Without Conscience
Chapter Three: Authoritarian Conservatism
Chapter Four: Troubling Politics and Policies of Our Authoritarian Government
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Appendices
Notes
Index