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History, Historians, and Conservatism in Britain and America

Author : Reba Soffer
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191548952
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book History, Historians, and Conservatism in Britain and America written by Reba Soffer and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2008-12-11 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History, Historians, and Conservatism in Britain and America examines the subjects, motives, and personal and intellectual origins of conservative historians who were also successful public intellectuals. In their search for a persuasive and wide appeal, conservatives depended until at least the 1960s upon history and historians to provide conservative concepts with authority and authenticity. Beginning with the Great War in Britain and the Second World War in America, conservative historians participated actively and influentially in debates about the heart, soul, and especially the mind of conservatism. Particular emphasis is placed on four historians in Britain-F. J. C. Hearnshaw, Keith Feiling, Arthur Bryant, and Herbert Butterfield-and three in America-Daniel Boorstin, Peter Viereck, and Russell Kirk-who developed conservative responses to unprecedented and threatening events both at home and abroad. These historians shared basic assumptions about human nature and society, but their subjects, interpretations, conclusions, and prescriptions were independent and idiosyncratic. Uniquely close to powerful political figures, each historian also spoke directly to a large public, which bought their books, read their contributions to newspapers and journals, listened to them on the radio, and watched them on television. Provocative and compelling, Reba Soffer's pioneering study provides a comprehensive explanation of the content, context, and consequences of conservative ideas that became dominant in Britain and remained marginal in America until the Reagan ascendancy.

History, Historians, and Conservatism in Britain and America

Author : Reba Soffer
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0199208115
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)

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Download or read book History, Historians, and Conservatism in Britain and America written by Reba Soffer and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2009 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reba Soffer examines the subjects, motives, and origins of conservative historians who were also successful public intellectuals. Providing a comprehensive account of the content, context, and consequences of conservative ideas, Soffer explains their dominance in Britain and marginalization in America until the Reagan ascendancy.

Mass Conservatism

Author : Stuart Ball
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135284970
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Mass Conservatism written by Stuart Ball and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The papers that comprise this volume reveal how people are intent on preserving not only their wealth but culture too. The individual contributions identify the key arguments used to coax voters, whose natural sympathies might gravitate to the left, to vote for the Conservative Party en masse.

Conservatism in America

Author : P. Gottfried
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780230614796
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Conservatism in America written by P. Gottfried and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-04-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that the American conservative movement, as it now exists, does not have deep roots. It began in the 1950s as the invention of journalists and men of letters reacting to the early Cold War and trying to construct a rallying point for likeminded opponents of international Communism. The resulting movement has exaggerated the permanence of its values; while its militant anti-Communism, instilled in its followers, and periodic suppression of dissent have weakened its capacity for internal debate. Their movement came to power at least partly by burying an older anti-welfare state Right, one that in fact had enjoyed a social following that was concentrated in a small-town America. The newcomers played down the merits of those they had replaced; and in the 1980's the neoconservatives, who took over the postwar conservative movement from an earlier generation, belittled their predecessors in a similar way. Among the movement's major accomplishments has been to recreate its own past. The success of this revised history lies in the fact that even the movement's critics are now inclined to accept it.

Postwar Conservatism, A Transnational Investigation

Author : Clarisse Berthezène
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319402714
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (194 download)

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Download or read book Postwar Conservatism, A Transnational Investigation written by Clarisse Berthezène and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-04-19 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers a unique comparative perspective on post-war conservatism, as it traces the rise and mutations of conservative ideas in three countries – Britain, France and the United States - across a ‘short’ twentieth century (1929-1990) and examines the reconfiguration of conservatism as a transnational phenomenon. This framework allows for an important and distinctive point --the 1980s were less a conservative revolution than a moment when conservatism, understood in Burkean terms, was outflanked by its various satellites and political avatars, namely, populism, neoliberalism, reaction and cultural and gender traditionalism. No long running, unique ‘conservative mind’ comes out of this book’s transnational investigation. The 1980s did not witness the ascendancy of a movement with deep roots in the 18th century reaction to the French Revolution, but rather the decline of conservatism and the rise of movements and rhetoric that had remained marginal to traditional conservatism.

Discipline and Power

Author :
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804765343
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (653 download)

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Download or read book Discipline and Power written by and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intellectual, cultural, and social analysis of the ways in which universities successfully transformed a set of values, encoded in the concept of "liberal education," into a licensing system for a national elite.

Edmund Burke and the Invention of Modern Conservatism, 1830-1914

Author : Emily Jones
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192520091
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)

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Book Synopsis Edmund Burke and the Invention of Modern Conservatism, 1830-1914 by : Emily Jones

Download or read book Edmund Burke and the Invention of Modern Conservatism, 1830-1914 written by Emily Jones and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-29 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1830 and 1914 in Britain a dramatic modification of the reputation of Edmund Burke (1730-1797) occurred. Burke, an Irishman and Whig politician, is now most commonly known as the 'founder of modern conservatism' - an intellectual tradition which is also deeply connected to the identity of the British Conservative Party. The idea of 'Burkean conservatism' - a political philosophy which upholds 'the authority of tradition', the organic, historic conception of society, and the necessity of order, religion, and property - has been incredibly influential both in international academic analysis and in the wider political world. This is a highly significant intellectual construct, but its origins have not yet been understood. Emily Jones demonstrates, for the first time, that the transformation of Burke into the 'founder of conservatism' was in fact part of wider developments in British political, intellectual, and cultural history in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Drawing from a wide range of sources, including political texts, parliamentary speeches, histories, biographies, and educational curricula, Edmund Burke and the Invention of Modern Conservatism shows how and why Burke's reputation was transformed over a formative period of British history. In doing so, it bridges the significant gap between the history of political thought as conventionally understood and the history of the making of political traditions. The result is to demonstrate that, by 1914, Burke had been firmly established as a 'conservative' political philosopher and was admired and utilized by political Conservatives in Britain who identified themselves as his intellectual heirs. This was one essential component of a conscious re-working of C/conservatism which is still at work today.

The Philosophy, Politics and Religion of British Democracy

Author : Robert Crowcroft
Publisher : I.B. Tauris
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Philosophy, Politics and Religion of British Democracy written by Robert Crowcroft and published by I.B. Tauris. This book was released on 2010-08-30 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maurice Cowling is a well-known and controviersial British historian and thinker in the field of Conservatism, British democracy and life in modern Britain. This book brings together perspectives from politics, religion and philosophy to explore Cowling's work.

The Stormy Present

Author : Adam I. P. Smith
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469633906
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)

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Download or read book The Stormy Present written by Adam I. P. Smith and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2017-10-06 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this engaging and nuanced political history of Northern communities in the Civil War era, Adam I. P. Smith offers a new interpretation of the familiar story of the path to war and ultimate victory. Smith looks beyond the political divisions between abolitionist Republicans and Copperhead Democrats to consider the everyday conservatism that characterized the majority of Northern voters. A sense of ongoing crisis in these Northern states created anxiety and instability, which manifested in a range of social and political tensions in individual communities. In the face of such realities, Smith argues that a conservative impulse was more than just a historical or nostalgic tendency; it was fundamental to charting a path to the future. At stake for Northerners was their conception of the Union as the vanguard in a global struggle between democracy and despotism, and their ability to navigate their freedoms through the stormy waters of modernity. As a result, the language of conservatism was peculiarly, and revealingly, prominent in Northern politics during these years. The story this book tells is of conservative people coming, in the end, to accept radical change.

Portrait of a Party

Author : Stuart Ball
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199667985
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book Portrait of a Party written by Stuart Ball and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-25 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Conservative Party is the least investigated and understood of British political parties. Using an original approach and an unparalleled range of sources, Stuart Ball analyses the nature and working of the Conservative Party during one of the most significant and successful periods in its history.

A History of the American People

Author : Paul Johnson
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061952133
Total Pages : 1108 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book A History of the American People written by Paul Johnson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 1108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As majestic in its scope as the country it celebrates. [Johnson's] theme is the men and women, prominent and unknown, whose energy, vision, courage and confidence shaped a great nation. It is a compelling antidote to those who regard the future with pessimism."— Henry A. Kissinger Paul Johnson's prize-winning classic, A History of the American People, is an in-depth portrait of the American people covering every aspect of U.S. history—from politics to the arts. "The creation of the United States of America is the greatest of all human adventures," begins Paul Johnson's remarkable work. "No other national story holds such tremendous lessons, for the American people themselves and for the rest of mankind." In A History of the American People, historian Johnson presents an in-depth portrait of American history from the first colonial settlements to the Clinton administration. This is the story of the men and women who shaped and led the nation and the ordinary people who collectively created its unique character. Littered with letters, diaries, and recorded conversations, it details the origins of their struggles for independence and nationhood, their heroic efforts and sacrifices to deal with the 'organic sin’ of slavery and the preservation of the Union to its explosive economic growth and emergence as a world power. Johnson discusses contemporary topics such as the politics of racism, education, the power of the press, political correctness, the growth of litigation, and the influence of women throughout history. Sometimes controversial and always provocative, A History of the American People is one author’s challenging and unique interpretation of American history. Johnson’s views of individuals, events, themes, and issues are original, critical, and in the end admiring, for he is, above all, a strong believer in the history and the destiny of the American people.

American History--British Historians

Author : David Henry Burton
Publisher : Chicago : Nelson-Hall
ISBN 13 : 9780882292809
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (928 download)

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Download or read book American History--British Historians written by David Henry Burton and published by Chicago : Nelson-Hall. This book was released on 1976 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Russian Conservatism and Its Critics

Author : Richard Pipes
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300122695
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (226 download)

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Download or read book Russian Conservatism and Its Critics written by Richard Pipes and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why have Russians chosen unlimited autocracy throughout their history? Why is democracy unable to flourish in Russia?

Congressional Conservatism and the New Deal

Author : James T. Patterson
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813164044
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Congressional Conservatism and the New Deal written by James T. Patterson and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faced by the disaster of depression, Congress in the early 1930s proved amenable to the far-reaching demands and programs presented to it by the newly elected President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, but by 1937 it showed increasing resistance, even outright opposition, to many New Deal measures. In this study, James T. Patterson examines this resurgence of conservative strength in Congress, focusing upon the personalities and backgrounds of the men involved and upon the key domestic issues which brought them together in an informal coalition opposed to executive plans, especially for the years 1937--1939. From the first the Roosevelt Congress had had its "irreconcilables" -- men like Carter Glass, Millard Tydings, and Harry Byrd -- who viewed the New Deal with dismay, and in the voting on the public utilities holding company bill and the surprise tax measure of 1935 they were joined by a significant number of other congressmen who had hitherto supported the administration. It was, however, Roosevelt's plan to enlarge the Supreme Court that proved to be the turning point. This controversial measure provided a common issue on which conservatives, both Republican and Democratic, could unite -- the "irreconcilables," Republicans like Arthur Vandenberg, others like Charles McNary, and nominal Democratic progressives like Burton K. Wheeler. Following this crucial confrontation, the bipartisan conservative coalition was able to control enough votes to oppose the administration on such key measures as the fair labor standards and housing bills of 1937, the reorganization and tax bills of 1938, and the relief and tax bills of 1939. Incited by grievances over patronage, a feeling that the emergency was past, and fears of radicalism, congressmen increasingly asserted their independence of executive leadership. In this 1966 Organization of American Historians award-winning book, Patterson has provided a new exploration of one of the most significant developments in recent American history-the creation by conservative congressmen of a pattern of cooperation that continues to exert a potent influence upon the course of legislation.

The Cycles of American History

Author : Arthur M. Schlesinger
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0547527500
Total Pages : 515 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book The Cycles of American History written by Arthur M. Schlesinger and published by HMH. This book was released on 1999-06-16 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Pulitzer Prize–winning historian discusses “the Cold War, political parties, the presidency, and many broader philosophical issues [with] incisive wit” (Library Journal). A celebrated historian, speechwriter, and adviser to President Kennedy, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. draws on decades of astute observation to construct a dialectic of American politics, or as Time magazine called it, a “recurring struggle between pragmatism and idealism in the American soul.” The Cycles of American History traces two conflicting visions of America—Experiment vs. Destiny—through two centuries of political evolution, conflict, and progress. In this updated edition, Schlesinger reflects on the dawn of a new millennium and how new social and technological revolutions could lead to a revolution in American political cycles. “Whatever the nation’s political future, it can benefit from the intelligence and regard for our country’s best traditions evident in these informed and humane essays.” —TheNew York Times “Displays the author at his best: trenchant, erudite, crisp.” —Foreign Affairs “An excellent and provocative primer on the challenges surrounding the contemporary American political setting . . . First-rate history mixed with a strong sense of public service.” —The Christian Science Monitor

Training Minds for the War of Ideas

Author : Clarisse Berthezène
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781526139375
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (393 download)

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Download or read book Training Minds for the War of Ideas written by Clarisse Berthezène and published by . This book was released on 2019-03 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines attempts by the Conservative party in the interwar years to capture the 'brains' of the new electorate and create a counter-culture to what they saw as the intellectual hegemony of the Left. It tells the fascinating story of the Bonar Law Memorial College, Ashridge, founded in 1929 as a 'College of citizenship' to provide political education through both teaching and publications. The College aimed at creating 'Conservative Fabians' who were to publish and disseminate Conservative literature, which meant not only explicitly political works but literary, historical and cultural work that carried implicit Conservative messages. This book modifies our understanding of the history of the Conservative party and popular Conservatism, but also more generally of the history of intellectual debate in Britain. It sheds new light on the history of the 'middlebrow' and how that category became a weapon for the Conservatives.

The Crisis of Conservatism

Author : E.H.H. Green
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134763883
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book The Crisis of Conservatism written by E.H.H. Green and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-10 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Crisis of Conservatism 1880-1914 offers a new interpretation of Conservative politics in the period 1880-1914 and comes to the startling conclusion that, but for the intervention of the First World War, there may well have been a 'Strange Death of Tory England.'