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Conservatism in America: The Thankless Persuasion
An examination of conservatism traces its traditions and discusses the periods of history during which it has evolved
320 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1955
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Clinton L. Rossiter
34 books10 followersClinton Lawrence Rossiter III was an award-winning American historian and political scientist who taught at Cornell University from 1947 until his death in 1970.
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April 29, 2019
Foundational work back when conservatives meant something.
March 17, 2020
Originally published in 1955, this book was an assigned university text I read in 1968, when Nixonism was emerging, William Buckley was still alive, Vietnam and the counter-culture were exploding. To this day, I still refer to the book, its main themes, and concepts. The book captures "capital C" Conservatism: principled, intellectual, and. philosophical, and in my view true conservatism. The neo-fascist, destructionist, Qanon, ultra-religious conservatism today represents the tragic downfall of moral conservatism.
It still remains relevant as we again encounter the Trumpist extreme right and plutocracy.
It still remains relevant as we again encounter the Trumpist extreme right and plutocracy.
September 4, 2012
More useful as a period piece than any history or analysis of the topic.
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