Publications-Hemmer

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    Partisans: The Conservative Revolutionaries Who Remade American Politics in the 1990s

    Nicole Hemmer, contributor Ronald Reagan has long been lionized for building a conservative coalition sustained by an optimistic vision of American exceptionalism, small government, and free markets. But as historian Nicole Hemmer reveals, the Reagan coalition was short-lived; it fell apart as soon as its charismatic leader left office. In the 1990s — a decade that has yet to be recognized as the breeding ground for today’s polarizing politics — changing demographics and the emergence of… Read More

    Aug. 30, 2022

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    Remade in His Image: How Trump Transformed Right-Wing Media

    Nicole Hemmer, contributor Leading historians provide perspective on Trump’s four turbulent years in the White House The Presidency of Donald J. Trump presents a first draft of history by offering needed perspective on one of the nation’s most divisive presidencies. Acclaimed political historian Julian Zelizer brings together many of today’s top scholars… Read More

    Apr. 12, 2022

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    Nicole Hemmer, Messengers of Right: Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics

    Nicole Hemmer, contributor From Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity to Glenn Beck and Matt Drudge, Americans are accustomed to thinking of right-wing media as integral to contemporary conservatism. But today’s well-known personalities make up the second generation of broadcasting and publishing activists. Messengers of the Right tells the story of the little-known… Read More

    Aug. 1, 2016

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    Barry Goldwater and the Remaking of the American Political Landscape

    Nicole Hemmer, contributor Nearly four million Americans worked on Barry Goldwater’s behalf in the presidential election of 1964. These citizens were as dedicated to their cause as those who fought for civil rights and against the Vietnam War. Arguably, the conservative agenda that began with Goldwater has had effects on… Read More

    Feb. 1, 2013