{"product_id":"furious-minds-laura-field-9780691255262","title":"Furious Minds | Laura Field","description":"\u003csection class=\"product-description\" style=\"color: #1a1a1a; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.75em; margin-bottom: 15px; border-bottom: 2px solid #8B0000; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eFurious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \n  \u003ctable style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 0.95em; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n    \u003ctbody\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000; width: 30%;\"\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e9780691255262\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e0691255261\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eLaura K. Field\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eHardcover (Illustrated)\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003ePrinceton University Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eNovember 04, 2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003ePage Count\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e432\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003eSubjects\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003ePolitical Ideologies, Conservatism \u0026amp; Liberalism, 21st Century American History\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n  \u003c\/table\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eExtended Synopsis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFurious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right\u003c\/em\u003e, scholar Laura K. Field provides an essential, groundbreaking examination of the radical conservative intellectual movement currently reshaping American politics. While Donald Trump's political ascent is rarely viewed through a purely academic lens, his 2016 victory triggered a massive structural reconfiguration among conservative intellectuals, academics, and public influencers. Field leverages her deep, firsthand knowledge of conservative academic circles to chart how this highly organized network engineered the ideological architecture underpinning modern Trumpism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eThis definitive volume traces the rise of influential figures like JD Vance, Patrick Deneen, Christopher Rufo, and Peter Thiel, mapping their collective intersection across the Claremont Institute, National Conservatism, and Postliberal networks. Field provides a meticulous critique of their core platform—characterized by nationalist economics, isolationism, strict border control, and reactionary social values—while explaining how their strategic maneuvers helped shape pivotal political turning points, including the policy frameworks of Project 2025. \u003cem\u003eFurious Minds\u003c\/em\u003e is a critical, rigorous work of political analysis detailing a concerted assault on traditional liberal pluralism and democratic institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eKey Features \u0026amp; Analysis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFirsthand Insight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Authored by a scholar with nearly a decade of direct experience navigating conservative academic networks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComprehensive Mapping:\u003c\/strong\u003e Connects disparate factions of the American Hard Right, from theoretical postliberals to high-profile digital influencers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAcademic Rigor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Published by Princeton University Press, ensuring an objective, deeply researched narrative including precise conceptual breakdowns and textual figures.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eReader Targeting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eScholars, political scientists, and university students investigating modern conservatism, populist movements, and democratic erosion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eHistorians documenting twenty-first-century American political transitions and institutional history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eConscious citizens seeking an evidence-based, non-emotional breakdown of current policy-making groups and ideological frameworks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaura K. Field\u003c\/strong\u003e is a distinguished political scientist, writer, and scholar whose research focuses on political ethics, democratic systems, and the history of political thought. Having spent close to a decade embedded within conservative academic environments, her commentary and deep-dive analytical essays provide unique, peer-reviewed perspective on contemporary political reconfigurations across the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n  {\n    \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n    \"@type\": \"Book\",\n    \"name\": \"Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right\",\n    \"author\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Person\",\n      \"name\": \"Laura K. 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