History of American Conservatism

Guide Overview

This libguide delves into the history of cultural conservatism in the United States, exploring the ideas, beliefs, practices, peoples, and movements associated with conservatism. It traces the conservative movement from the 1950s to the present, examining why conservatism appealed to various Americans at different times.

Guide Pages

Definitions

• Provides standard definitions and historical context of terms used in the study of American Conservatism.

Background

• Major intellectual contributions to conservative literature, particularly the Conservative Canon.
• Book and database sources that provide context and additional background information for the study of this subject.
• Subject headings to inspire additional search strategies for future research.

Conservative Canon

• A Listing of suggested readings from Dr. Maxwell's Conservative Canon.

Articles

• Journal and database search for scholarly material about American Conservatism since the 1950's.

Primary Sources

• Databases that provide archival and other primary source material related to political trends in the United States since the 1950's
• List of American newspapers with coverage between 1950 and the present.

Help

• A listing of other research guides from a historiographical perspective.
• Ways to get research help from the FIU Libraries.