This text elucidates the definition of "conservative thought". Attitudes towards revolution, liberty and democracy are examined through the work of writers in political and literary genres ranging from Burke and de Tocqueville to Evelyn Waugh and Tom Stoppard. It is contended that within the context of the author's definition of the term both Orwell and Camus can be perceived as conservative thinkers. This book argues that, far from being an oxymoron, the conservative imagination is a valid and rational school of thought.
- ISBN10 1855673371
- ISBN13 9781855673373
- Publish Date 1 November 1995 (first published 17 June 1993)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 30 June 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Imprint Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 192
- Language English