==Summary==
American conservatism began to get sustained attention from academic historians after Alan Brinkley's 1994 article "the Problem of American Conservatism." Brinkley argued that since historians were generally unsympathetic to conservatism, they tended to ignore conservative movements and thinkers, characterizing conservatives as reactionaries on the wrong side of a progressive historical narrative. Brinkley's article inspired a generation of historians to take conservatism seriously. Karin (1996) is review article abut books published after Brinkley's article. Zelizer (2010) is a review essay of work inspired by Brikley's article. Several examples of this work as well as Brinkley's article are included in the History of American Conservatism section below.
Several examples of this work as well as Genovese (1994) predate Brinkley's article are included in the History of American Conservatism section below. Zelizer Genovese (20101932-2012) is a review essay historian of work inspired by Brikleythe American South and American slavery, was best known for ''Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made''s article. Farmer (20101974) prematurely, which won the Bancroft Prize in 1975. Originally a Marxist who applied Antonio Gramsci's theory of cultural hegemony to slavery, Genovese became a conservative while researching 'The Southern Tradition: The Achievement and Limitations of an American Conservatism' (?1994) sees , included in this bibliography. In ''The Southern Tradition,'' Genovese examines the Southern agrarians who he came to admire. Per Wikipedia on August 1, 2017, "The Southern Agrarians, [Genovese] noted, also posed a challenge to modern American conservatism as conservatives who have a mistaken belief in market capitalism's compatibility with traditional social values and family structures. Genovese agreed with the Agrarians in declineconcluding that capitalism destroyed those institutions. "
Genovese Himmelstein (19941992) predate Brinkley's article. Genovese and Schoenwald (1932-20122001) a historian are both histories of the mid to late 20th-century American South and American slavery, was best known for ''Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made'' conservatism. Farmer (19742005), which won takes this back to the Bancroft Prize in 1975Puritans. Originally a Marxist who applied Antonio Gramsci's theory of cultural hegemony to slavery, Genovese became a conservative while researching 'The Southern Tradition: The Achievement and Limitations of an American Conservatism' Farmer (2010) prematurely(1994?), included sees American conservatism as in this bibliographydecline. In ''The Southern Tradition,'' Genovese examines the Southern agrarians who he came to admire. Per Wikipedia on August 1, Nash (2017, "The Southern Agrarians, [Genovese] noted, also posed ) is a challenge to modern manifesto about the future of American conservatives who have a mistaken belief in market capitalism's compatibility with traditional social values and family structuresconservatism. Genovese agreed I may move this piece to be with Brooks on the Agrarians in concluding that capitalism destroyed those institutionsfree enterprise page."
Himmelstein McGirr (19922015) and Schoenwald (2001) are both histories is a social history of mid to late 20th-century American conservatism. Farmer (2005) takes this back to the Puritansin Orange County, California.
==History of American Conservatism==