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Conservatism : the fight for a tradition /

"For two hundred years, conservatism has defied its reputation as a backward-looking creed by confronting and adapting to liberal modernity. By doing so, the Right has won long periods of power and effectively become the dominant tradition in politics. Yet, despite their success, conservatives...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fawcett, Edmund (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2020]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • One. Critics of Revolution
  • Two. Character, Outlook, and Labelling of Conservatism
  • The Year 1830
  • Three. Parties and Politicians: A Right without Authority
  • Four. Ideas and Thinkers: Turning Reason against Liberalism
  • The Year 1880
  • Five. Parties and Politicians: Authority Recovered and Squandered
  • Six. Ideas and Thinkers: Distrust of Democracy and of Public Reason
  • The Year 1945
  • Seven. Parties and Politicians: Recovering Nerve and Rewinning Power
  • Eight. Ideas and Thinkers: Answering Liberal Orthodoxies
  • The Year 1980
  • Nine. Parties and Politicians: Letting in the Hard Right
  • Ten. Ideas and Thinkers: Yes or No to a Hyper-liberal Status Quo
  • Coda: Choices for the Right
  • Appendix A: Conservative Keywords
  • Appendix B: Philosophical Sources of Conservative Thought
  • Appendix C: Conservative Lives: A Gazetteer
  • Works Consulted
  • Index of Names
  • Index of Subjects