Kenneth J. Heineman is Professor of History at Angelo State University in Texas, and the author of Civil War Dynasty: The Ewing Family of Ohio (2012).

The Rise of Contemporary Conservatism in the United States offers students an accessible introduction to the history of modern American conservatism. The author provides a concise but substantial discussion of modern conservatism from its origins in opposition to Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal up until the 2016 election of Donald J. Trump.

Part One -Analysis and Assessment

Chapter 1 - The New Deal and Conservative Reaction, 1933-1945

Chapter 2 - Conservatism Adrift, 1946-1960

Chapter 3 - Crisis and Opportunity, 1961-1972

Chapter 4 - Conservative Advance, 1973-1980

Chapter 5 - The Reagan Revolution and its Discontents, 1982-1992

Chapter 6 - The Politics of Division: 1993-2016

Part Two Primary Documents