Edmund Burke in America: the contested career of the father of modern conservatism

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maciag, Drew 1954- (Author)
Contributors: Burke, Edmund 1729-1797 (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Ithaca, NY [u.a.] Cornell Univ. Press 2013
In:Year: 2013
Reviews:[Rezension von: Maciag, Drew, Edmund Burke in America: The Contested Career of the Father of Modern Conservatism] (2014) (Harp, Gillis J.)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Burke, Edmund 1729-1797 / Political philosophy / USA / Conservatism
Further subjects:B Political science United States Philosophy
B Conservatism United States History
B Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
B Burke, Edmund (1729-1797)
B Conservatism (United States) History
B Political Science (United States) Philosophy
Description
Item Description:Literatur- u. Quellenverz. S. 243 - 277
Introduction : a search for icons -- Burke in brief : a "philosophical" primer -- Old seeds, new soil : the land of Paine -- John and J.Q. Adams : federalist persuasions -- Democratic America : the ethos of liberalism -- American Whigs : a conservative response -- The Gilded Age : eclectic interpretations -- Theodore Roosevelt : blazing forward, looking backward -- Woodrow Wilson : confronting American maturity -- Modern times : conjunctions and consensus -- Natural law : a neo-traditionalist revival -- The Cold War : existential threat redux -- Contemporary conservatives : victories and illusions -- Conclusion : a world without fathers
ISBN:0801448956