Conservatism

by Kieron O'Hara

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The term 'conservative' - denoting groups as diverse and incompatible as the religious right, libertarian free-marketeers and free-spending neocons - has been lost to politics. Yet the original conservative ideology, first developed in the eighteenth century by Edmund Burke, was concerned with managing change. Genuine conservatism has its own relevance in a complex and dynamic world where change is rapid, pervasive and dislocating. Conservatism transcends traditional politics, and has surprising applications - not least as the most appropriate and practical response to climate change. Conservatism by Kieron O'Hara is a revision of the traditional conservative philosophy for the modern...Read more
  • ISBN10 6613588776
  • ISBN13 9786613588777
  • Publish Date 22 November 2011 (first published 1 May 2011)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 11 July 2012
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Reaktion Books
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 386
  • Language English