Conservatism in a Divided America: The Right and Identity Politics

George Hawley, who has written extensively on conservatism and right-wing ideologies in the United States, presents a telling portrait of conservatism’s relationship with identity politics.

The American conservative movement has consistently declared its opposition to all forms of identity politics, arguing that such a form of politics is at odds with individualism. In this persuasive study, George Hawley examines the nature of identity politics in the United States: how conservatives view a...