Books by Michael Kimmage

How the idea of the West drove twentieth-century US foreign policy, how it fell from favor, and why it is worth saving

In History's Grip is a study of three novels by Philip Roth-American Pastoral, I Married a Communist, and The Human Stain-showing that they are built upon the notion of history as disruptive for individuals, cities, and nations and exploring their place in Roth's career.

Kimmage tells the story of postwar America's political evolution through Trilling and Chambers, who went on to intellectual prominence, sharing the questions, crises, and challenges of their generation. Kimmage argues that the divergent careers of these two men exemplify the emergence of modern conservatism and the rise of moderate liberalism.