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Conservatism in crisis? : Anglo-American conservative ideology after the Cold War / Bruce Pilbeam.
Van Pelt Library JC573.2.U6 P55 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pilbeam, Bruce, 1974-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Conservatism--United States.
- Conservatism.
- Politics and government.
- Philosophy.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--1989-.
- United States--Politics and government--Philosophy.
- Conservatism--Great Britain.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1979-1997.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1997-2007.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--Philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 229 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
- Summary:
- "Conservatism in Crisis?" examines the distinctive features of British and American conservative writings on government and society in the post-Cold War era. Despite Conservative's victories over their socialist opponents, this has not led to the uncontested dominance of their ideas. By looking at the challenges Conservatives face from such present day opponents as multiculturalists and environmentalists, Bruce Pilbeam examines the possibility that conservatism is exhausted as an ideology of contemporary relevance.
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction: Understanding Conservatism after the Cold War 1
- Varieties of conservatism 10
- A historical excursus 18
- The post-Cold War context 23
- 2 Rolling Back or Rolling Forward? The Role of the State in an Uncertain Age 32
- Background and perspectives 33
- The onward march of freedom 36
- The new Leviathan 40
- 'Big government Conservatism' 49
- The restoration of authority 53
- 3 Rediscovering the Little Platoons: Civil Society and Community 58
- Reclaiming a tradition 59
- Meaning and agendas 62
- Individualism, pluralism and the market 67
- Why civil society? Why now? 70
- Tensions and dilemmas 73
- 4 Fighting the Culture War 83
- The real Cold War 84
- Major issues 89
- The refuge of scoundrels 100
- The remoralization of society 102
- Puritanism and anti-Puritanism 109
- 5 Embracing the Future: the New Economy, Globalization and the End of the Nation-State 115
- The nation-state and identity 116
- A world without borders, progress without limits 119
- The tenacity of the past 126
- Resisting the globalist tide 130
- Not so ranting evangelists 133
- In defence of what? 138
- 6 The Postmodern Alternative 142
- The postmodern condition 143
- Whose Enlightenment is it? 148
- Towards a postmodern conservatism? 150
- The conservative condition 158
- 7 The Green Alternative 169
- Obstacles to a green conservatism 185.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-220) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0333997654
- OCLC:
- 51210520
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