Jesse Helms : modern conservatism and the politics of opposition / William A. Link.
| Author/creator | Link, William A. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2026] |
| Description | 327 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Physical medium | illustration |
| Contents | Jesse Helms and the American right -- Finding a message -- The emergence of a conservative -- TV journalist -- Backlash -- Movement conservative -- The Reagan revolution -- The revolution continues -- Culture wars -- The AIDS crisis -- The election of 1990 -- Into the gray twilight -- Jesse Helms's ghost. |
| Abstract | "Jesse Helms (1921-2008) dominated the political landscape of North Carolina during the last half of the twentieth century. Though Helms's thirty years in the US Senate are most remembered for what he opposed rather than what he achieved, he was a central figure in modern conservativism. In this concise interpretive biography, William A. Link centers Helms in the political realignment of the late twentieth-century South and the national ascendance of modern conservatism. He helped to lead a coalition known for advocating staunch anti-communism, opposing civil rights legislation, and denouncing liberalism. Helms innovated strategies for consolidating political power by using broadcast media to generate grassroots outrage. In addition, Helms's National Congressional Club successfully raised a powerful war chest that could be used in television attack ads. Helms's career-long penchant for race-baiting and homophobic rhetoric created many opponents, but even they acknowledged his uncanny ability to piece together slender electoral majorities in a rapidly changing nation"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-316) and index. |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781469694528 |
| Genre/form | Biographies |
| Genre/form | Biography. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2026003513 |
| ISBN | 9781469694481 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1469694484 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781469694498 paperback |
| ISBN | 1469694492 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| Standard identifier# | CIPO000353745 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | NC Stacks | E840.8.H44 L559 2026 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |