Conservatism Revisited

The Revolt Against Ideology

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Peter Viereck

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Peter Viereck, poet and historian, is one of the principle theoreticians of conservatism in modern American political thought. In this classic work, Viereck undertakes a penetrating and unorthodox analysis of that quintessential conservative, Prince Metternich, and offers evidence that cultural and political conservatism may perhaps be best adapted to sustain a free and reasonable society. According to Viereck's definition, conservatism is not the enemy of economic reform or social progress, nor is it the oppressive instrument of the privileged few. Although conservatism has been attacked from the left and often discredited by exploitation from the right, it remains the historic name for a point of view vital to contemporary society and culture. Divided into three parts, the book opens with a survey of conservatism in its cultural context of classicism and humanism. Rejecting the blind alley of reaction, Viereck calls for a discriminating set of principles that include preservation through reform, self-expression through self-restraint, a fruitful nostalgia for the permanent beneath the flux, and a preference for historical continuity over violent rupture.

Author Biography:

Peter Viereck is a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, critic, and historian. He held the Kenan Chair in history at Mount Holyoke College. Among his books are Metapolitics: From Wagner and the German Romantics to Hitler, Unadjusted Man in the Age of Overadjustment (both available from Transaction) and Conservatism: From John Adams to Churchill. Claes Ryn is professor of politics at the Catholic University of America. He is the author of America the Virtuous, available from Transaction.

Release date NZ

April 30th, 2004

Author

Peter Viereck

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

214

Dimensions

152x229x12

ISBN-13

9780765805768

Product ID

4389291

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