Drew Maciag

Edmund Burke in America

The Contested Career of the Father of Modern Conservatism

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Produktbeschreibung

Drew Maciag traces Burke's reception and reputation in the United States, from the contest of ideas between Burke and Thomas Paine in the Revolutionary period, to the Progressive Era to his apotheosis within the modern conservative movement.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cornell University Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 467g
• ISBN-13: 9781501705717
• ISBN-10: 1501705717
• Artikelnr.: 46766994

Autorenporträt

Drew Maciag

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: In Search of Icons1. Burke in Brief: A "Philosophical" Primer
Part I: Early America2. Old Seeds, New Soil: The Land of Paine3. Federalist
Persuasions: John and J. Q. Adams4. Democratic America: The Ethos of
Liberalism5. American Whigs: A Conservative ResponsePart II: Transition to
Modern America6. The Gilded Age: Eclectic Interpretations7. Theodore
Roosevelt: Blazing Forward, Looking Backward8. Woodrow Wilson: Confronting
American MaturityPart III: Postwar America9. Modern Times: Conjunctions and
Consensus10. Natural Law: A Neo-traditionalist Revival11. The Cold War:
Existential Threat Redux12. Contemporary Conservatives: Victories and
IllusionsConclusion: A World without FathersNotes
Index