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The conservative sensibility / George F. Will.
"A reflection on American conservatism, examining how the Founders' belief in natural rights created a great American political tradition--one that now finds itself under threat, both from progressives and elements inside the Republican Party"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316480932 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xxxvii, 600 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Hachette Books, 2019.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The founders' epistemological assertion: they knew what can be known -- The progressives' revision: an emancipation (from natural rights) proclamation -- Progressivism's institutional consequences: the presidency triumphant, the administrative state rampant, Congress dormant -- The judicial supervision of democracy: difficulties with the "counter-majoritarian difficulty" -- Political economy: rescuing the great enrichment from the fatal conceit -- Culture and opportunity: the scissors that shredded old convictions -- The aims of education: talents for praising and for pessimism -- Going abroad: a creedal nation in a world on probation -- Welcoming whirl: conservatism without theism -- Borne back: the quest for a useable past. |
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| Subject: | Conservatism > United States > History. United States > Politics and government. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 320.520973 Wil | 31681010154441 | NONFIC | Available | - |
