The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot

The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot
Title The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot PDF eBook
Author Russell Kirk
Publisher Blurb
Pages 76
Release 2019-05-22
Genre Political Science
ISBN 9781388185152

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The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot by Russell Kirk is arguably one of the greatest contributions to twentieth-century American Conservatism. Brilliant in every respect, from its conception to its choice of significant figures representing the history of intellectual conservatism, The Conservative Mind launched the modern American Conservative Movement. A must-read. (Abridged edition)

The Conservative Mind

The Conservative Mind
Title The Conservative Mind PDF eBook
Author Russell Kirk
Publisher Regnery Publishing
Pages 580
Release 2001-09-01
Genre Social Science
ISBN 9780895261717

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The book that launched the modern American conservative movement, now available in trade paperback.

The Conservative Mind

The Conservative Mind
Title The Conservative Mind PDF eBook
Author Russell Kirk
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Release 1953
Genre Conservatism
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Russell Kirk

Russell Kirk
Title Russell Kirk PDF eBook
Author Bradley J. Birzer
Publisher University Press of Kentucky
Pages 609
Release 2015-11-09
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0813166195

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Emerging from two decades of the Great Depression and the New Deal and facing the rise of radical ideologies abroad, the American Right seemed beaten, broken, and adrift in the early 1950s. Although conservative luminaries such as T. S. Eliot, William F. Buckley Jr., Leo Strauss, and Eric Voegelin all published important works at this time, none of their writings would match the influence of Russell Kirk's 1953 masterpiece The Conservative Mind. This seminal book became the intellectual touchstone for a reinvigorated movement and began a sea change in Americans' attitudes toward traditionalism. In Russell Kirk, Bradley J. Birzer investigates the life and work of the man known as the founder of postwar conservatism in America. Drawing on papers and diaries that have only recently become available to the public, Birzer presents a thorough exploration of Kirk's intellectual roots and development. The first to examine the theorist's prolific writings on literature and culture, this magisterial study illuminates Kirk's lasting influence on figures such as T. S. Eliot, William F. Buckley Jr., and Senator Barry Goldwater—who persuaded a reluctant Kirk to participate in his campaign for the presidency in 1964. While several books examine the evolution of postwar conservatism and libertarianism, surprisingly few works explore Kirk's life and thought in detail. This engaging biography not only offers a fresh and thorough assessment of one of America's most influential thinkers but also reasserts his humane vision in an increasingly inhumane time.

Dead Right

Dead Right
Title Dead Right PDF eBook
Author David Frum
Publisher New York : BasicBooks
Pages 248
Release 1994-07-13
Genre History
ISBN

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Forbes columnist David Frum presents a penetrating examination of what went wrong with the conservative movement during the Reagan-Bush years. Based on interviews with Republican leaders, pollsters, fund raisers, and journalists, Dead Right reveals why the party is in ideological disarray--and how it could dynamically renew itself.

Russell Kirk's Concise Guide to Conservatism

Russell Kirk's Concise Guide to Conservatism
Title Russell Kirk's Concise Guide to Conservatism PDF eBook
Author Russell Kirk
Publisher Regnery Gateway
Pages 122
Release 2019-04-23
Genre Political Science
ISBN 162157878X

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The modern conservative intellectual movement began in 1953 with Russell Kirk’s groundbreaking book The Conservative Mind. Four years later, he published a pithy, wry, philosophical summary of what conservatism really means. Originally titled The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Conservatism, this little book was essentially a popular version of The Conservative Mind. Now, a century after its author’s birth, this neglected gem has been recovered. It remains what Kirk intended it to be: an accessible introduction to conservative ideas, especially for the young. With a new title and an introduction by the eminent intellectual historian Wilfred M. McClay, Russell Kirk’s Concise Guide to Conservatism arrives with uncanny timing. The movement that Kirk defined in 1953 is today so contested and fragmented that no one seems able to say with confidence what conservatism means. This book, as fresh and prophetic as the day it was published sixty years ago, is a reminder that no one can match Russell Kirk in engaging people’s minds and imaginations—an indispensable task in reviving our civilization.

The American Cause

The American Cause
Title The American Cause PDF eBook
Author Russell Kirk
Publisher Open Road Media
Pages 193
Release 2014-04-08
Genre History
ISBN 1497608090

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The American Cause explains in simple yet eloquent language the bedrock principles upon which America's experiment in constitutional self-government is built. Russell Kirk intended "this little book" to be an assertion of the moral and social principles upholding our nation. Kirk's primer is an aid to reflection on those principles—political, economic, and religious—that have united Americans when faced with challenges and threats from the enemies of ordered freedom. In this new age of terrorism, Kirk's lucid and straightforward presentation of the articles of American belief is both necessary and welcome. Gleaves Whitney's newly edited version of Kirk's work, combined with his insightful commentary, make The American Cause a timely addition to the literature of liberty.