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Author Dudas, Jeffrey R., author.

Title Raised right : fatherhood in modern American conservatism / Jeffrey R. Dudas
Published Stanford, California : Stanford Law Books, an imprint of Stanford University Press, [2017]
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Description 1 online resource (xi, 207 pages)
Series The cultural lives of law
Cultural lives of law.
Contents Raised right -- Something to believe in : modern American conservatism & the paternal rights discourse -- Penetrating the inner sanctum : William F. Buckley, Jr., paternal desire, and the rights of man -- "The greatest nation on earth" : Ronald Reagan, fathers, and the rights of Americans -- All the rage : Clarence Thomas, daddy, and the tragedy of rights -- A nightmare walking : the haunting of modern American conservatism
Summary "How has the modern conservative movement thrived in spite of the lack of harmony among its constituent members? What, and who, holds together its large corporate interests, small-government libertarians, social and racial traditionalists, and evangelical Christians? Raised Right pursues these questions through a cultural study of three iconic conservative figures: National Review editor William F. Buckley, Jr., President Ronald Reagan, and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Examining their papers, writings, and rhetoric, Jeffrey R. Dudas identifies what he terms a "paternal rights discourse"--The arguments about fatherhood and rights that permeate their personal lives and political visions. For each, paternal discipline was crucial to producing autonomous citizens worthy and capable of self-governance. This paternalist logic is the cohesive agent for an entire conservative movement, uniting its celebration of "founding fathers," past and present, constitutional and biological. Yet this discourse produces a paradox: When do authoritative fathers transfer their rights to these well-raised citizens? This duality propels conservative politics forward with unruly results. The mythology of these American fathers gives conservatives something, and someone, to believe in--and therein lies its timeless appeal."--Publisher's website
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-2008 -- Family
Reagan, Ronald -- Family
Thomas, Clarence, 1948- -- Family
SUBJECT Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-2008 fast
Reagan, Ronald fast
Thomas, Clarence, 1948- fast
Subject Conservatives -- Family relationships -- United States
Families -- Political aspects -- United States
Civil rights -- United States -- Philosophy
Fathers and sons -- United States
Conservatism -- United States
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
Civil rights -- Philosophy
Conservatism
Families
Families -- Political aspects
Fathers and sons
United States
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2016029529
ISBN 9781503601734
1503601730