Fawcett, Edmund
Conservatism: The Fight for a Tradition
- ISBN 13:
- 9780691233994
- author:
- Fawcett, Edmund
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 544
- Dimensions:
- 20.3 x 13.2 x 4.6 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Politics, History & Theory,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Conservatism: The Fight for a Tradition by Edmund Fawcett provides a gripping account of the complex history of political conservatism. Over two centuries, the Right has adapted to liberal modernity, often winning power and becoming the dominant force in politics. However, this success has been accompanied by internal conflicts over how far to compromise with liberalism and democracy. Fawcett's narrative explores the ideas and figures that have shaped conservatism, including thinkers such as James Madison, Edmund Burke, and Joseph de Maistre, as well as politicians like William McKinley and Lord Salisbury. The book also examines the cultural critics and radical disruptors of the 1920s and 1930s, and how modern conservatives are pushing the tradition towards a more hardline approach. This absorbing history portrays conservatism as a complex and often divided force, at war with itself as much as its opponents.
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