1st Edition

Conservatism Revisited The Revolt Against Ideology

By Peter Viereck Copyright 2005
214 Pages
by Routledge

216 Pages
by Routledge

205 Pages
by Routledge

Peter Viereck, poet and historian, is one of the principle theoreticians of conservatism in modern American political thought. In this classic work, Viereck undertakes a penetrating and unorthodox analysis of that quintessential conservative, Prince Metternich, and offers evidence that cultural and political conservatism may perhaps be best adapted to sustain a free and reasonable society.... Read more
Peter Viereck and Conservatism; New Conservatism in the Age of Anxiety; Author’s Note for the 1962 Edition; Foreword to the 1949 Edition; Book 1: Conservatism Revisited; 1: Heritage Renewed: The Conservative Principles; 2: Union of Europe: Some History Lessons from “Professor” Metternich; 3: The Conservative Way to Freedom; 2: The New Conservatism—What Went Wrong?; 4: The New Conservatism—What Went Wrong?

Biography

Peter Viereck