Who Stole Conservatism? Capitalism And the Disappearance of Traditional Conservatism Contributor(s): Dinunzio, Mario (Author) |
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ISBN: 1440852820 ISBN-13: 9781440852824 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
Dewey: 320.520 |
LCCN: 2016010420 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 9.4" (0.95 lbs) 192 pages |
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Publisher Description: During America's 19th-century Gilded Age, free-enterprise capitalist ideas distorted and deeply obscured traditional political conservatism. Conservatism today, argues distinguished historian Mario R. DiNunzio, is a grotesque version of the ideology crafted by its founders, including John Adams in America and Edmund Burke in England. This compelling book provides a survey of conservative thought and its transformation that originated in the late 19th century, exposing the influence of that transformed conservatism on 20th-century American politics--from Hoover to Goldwater to Reagan and on to the Tea Party. It explains the historical foundations of conservative thought and the radical transformation of conservatism into a vastly different ideology primarily concerned with the defense of unfettered capitalism and extreme rights of individuals, as opposed to the values of traditional conservatism: community, good order, tempered change, and enduring values. DiNunzio challenges conservatives and scholars of conservatism to confront the differences between what passes for conservatism in modern-day American politics and the tenets of the original conservative tradition. |