Crisis of conservatism?: the Republican Party, the conservative movement and American politics after Bush

Cover -- Contents -- About the Contributors -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: The Ending of the Conservative Era? -- 2. American Conservatism in Historical Perspective -- 3. The Future of the American Right: Evidence and Questions from the Bush Years -- 4. The Future of the Republican Party -- 5. Stresses and Strains: "Plus Ça Change" in the Parties and Voting -- 6. The Christian Right and Contemporary Politics: A Movement at the Crossroads -- 7. Pro-Women, Pro-Palin, Antifeminist: Conservative Women and Conservative Movement Politics -- 8. The Struggles of an "Orthodox Innovator": George W. Bush, the Conservative Movement, and Domestic Policy -- 9. Compassionate Conservatism, Domestic Policy, and the Politics of Ideational Change -- 10. Thoughts That Count? The GOP's Woes and the Work of Conservative Think Tanks -- 11. Conservatives and the Courts -- 12. Shaping a New Conservative Agenda -- 13. Conservatives and the American Economy -- 14. Contemporary Conservatism and Government Regulation -- 15. The McBama National Security Consensus and Republican Foreign Policy after the 2008 Election -- 16. Past Is Present: Bush and the Future of Republican Party Foreign Policy -- 17. Conservative Tensions and the Republican Future -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.