Sara Diamond, PhD, a leading authority on right-wing movements in the United States, holds a doctorate in sociology from the University of California. She is the author of Roads to Dominion: Right-Wing Movements and Political Power in the United States; Spiritual Warfare: The Politics of the Christian Right; and Facing the Wrath: Confronting the Right in Dangerous Times. She lives in Berkeley, California.
"This is, without a doubt, the most important sociological study of
the U.S. right ever written. In a field so often dominated by
polemic and jeremiad, this is the most lucid, systematic, sober,
and sobering analysis I have ever read. This really is a landmark
study, and will shape the contours of future research for
generations to come." --Gerry O'Sullivan, Ph.D., Fordham University
"Sara Diamond's Roads to Dominion is a major contribution to the
literature on movements of the right in the U.S., a sweeping and at
the same time careful and detailed account of the rise of right
wing movements in the postwar era. While there are many scholars
studying progressive social movements, Sara Diamond is one of a
very few examining the currently much larger and more influential
movements of the right. Her book is valuable for its informative
and judicious presentation of this history and its balanced
treatment of the various sections of the right: religious and
secular, elite and popular. Diamond persuasively argues that
movements of the right have grown by making alliances with elites
in the realm of electoral politics while maintaining a popular
culture outside the state. This book should be read by anyone who
wants to understand the shift to the right that has taken place in
the U.S. in recent decades." --Barbara Epstein, Professor, History
of Consciousness, University of California, Santa Cruz
"An excellent and highly educational book by a sociologist who
writes in readable English. It teems with information about the
history, leaders, organizations, and ideas of the major
conservative movements of the last 50 years in the U.S.... Nobody
exceeds Diamond... in the range and depth of information she
provides about the conservative movements she has studied in
historical perspective: how they arise, their resources, their
ideologies, and the reasons for their successes and failures."
--R.B. Fowler, University of Wisconsin - Madison "Sara Diamond's
latest book is a welcome addition to this burgeoning literature,
and quite different in its approach from other recent studies of
the right....indispensable to anyone interested in right-wing
social movements." --Abby L. Rerber, University of Colorado,
Political Processes
"An absorbing, painstaking, overdue, typology and elucidation of
the central phenomenon in American politics of the last 20 years."
--"Kirkus Reviews "
"While there have been plenty of books written about the left,
scholars haven't paid anywhere near the same attention to the
American Right. This book, one of the most sweeping studies of its
kind goes a long way toward rectifying the imbalance.... Rather
than emphasize each groups' extremism, as the media often does,
Diamond makes clear their links to mainstream thought and to the
political and business thought and to sustain them. She makes
dozens of crucial connections... This book should prove a
touchstone of future discussion about the right, which is more
powerful today than at any time since the 1920s." --"Publishers
Weekly"
"'Any time there's a mass social movement, it's assumed that its
members are crazy, ' says Sara Diamond, an independent scholar who
has been studying the right for over a decade. So there are entire
aspects of the right wing that haven't been covered - because they
don't fit the frame of 'kooky extremist.'.... Diamond's
encyclopedic new book, "Roads to Dominion: Right-Wing Movements and
Political Power in the United States" studies the postwar American
right in both its mainstream and its fringe Incarnations."
--"Lingua Franca"
"Diamond's panoramic analytic overview and self-assured command of
the facts make this the most important comprehensive book on the
U.S. right ever written." --"The Progressive "
, .."provides a strong sociological study of theU.S.... One of the
more comprehensive studies available, this is a 'must' for anyone
studying right wing group movements." --"The Bookwatch"
""Roads to Dominion" makes a valuable contribution to our
understanding of the continuing right wing attack." --"Z
Magazine"
"A lushly-detailed sociological analysis that provides the most
cogent and complex overview of the U.S. political right since WWII
ever published." --"The Public Eye"
, ..".useful reading for feminists....Will give feminist readers a
more sophisticated understanding of the success of the Right as a
whole, which can only help in formulating strategies to combat its
efforts against feminism....Observes and analyzes the Right with a
clear mind, an attitude of respect and a willingness to point out
blundering, hypocrisy, and deception on the Left. Her work is
invaluable for anyone who wants to get past partisan
rhetoric....Probably the most comprehensive study of the recent
U.S. Right in existence....An essential book, an important book in
many ways a fascinating book...." --"The Women's Review of
Books"
"Should be required reading for any serious student of the
subject." --"Political Science Quarterly"
"A major delight is the book's sheer comprehensiveness. For
individuals investigating the U.S. political right, "Roads to
Dominion" is a necessary addition to their professional
library....Another strength of Diamond's book is its
even-handedness....Diamond's historical narrative provides a
refreshing contrast to some ofthe more hyperventilated tomes
examining the rise of the political right, and the Christian right
in particular....A solid and highly readable book. "Roads to
Dominion" should quickly become standard fare." --"Religion and
Education Forum"
"Diamond's analysis provides good evidence to counter those who
exaggerate the strength, unity and popular base of the right."
--"The Socialist Worker"
, .." powerful, and chilling..." --"Agenda"
"For all those casting wary glances at the ascendant right, "Roads
to Dominion" is a must read.... Sara Diamond has done an excellent
job of illuminating the nature of the US right. And she has laid
the groundwork for more well-informed polemics against the rightist
threat." --"Covert Action Quarterly"
Named as an Outstanding Book on the subject of human rights in
North America by the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human
Rights in North America
"A unique work that may well remain unmatched for years to come. It
has an incredible breadth and depth of scholarship and reporting on
its subject matter....Read this book, if you read no other, between
now and the start of the next Millennium." --"The American
Reporter"
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