Charles W. Dunn - The Conservative Tradition in America
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Published in the United States of America by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 4720 Boston Way, Lanham, Maryland 20706
3 Henrietta Street London WC2E 8LU, England
Copyright 1996 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
An earlier version of this work was published as American Conservatism from Burke to Bush 1991, Madison Books.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dunn, Charles W. The conservative tradition in America / Charles W. Dunn and J. David Woodard. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. ConservatismUnited StatesHistory. I. Woodard, J. David. II. Title. JC573.2.U6D85 1996 320.5'2'0974dc20 95-26196 CIP
ISBN 0-8476-8166-1 (cloth: alk. paper) ISBN 0-8476-8167-x (pbk.: alk. paper)
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The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.481984.
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Contents
Preface
vii
Chapter One: The Emergence of Contemporary American Conservatism
1
Chapter Two: The Problem of Defining Conservatism
21
Chapter Three: The Ton Most Important Beliefs of Conservatism
45
Chapter Four: The Classical Roots of Conservative Thought
65
Chapter Five: The Historical Development of American Conservatism
81
Chapter Six: The Competing Conservative Traditions in America
117
Chapter Seven: The Directions of Contemporary American Conservatism
145
A Selected Topical Bibliography
165
Index
191
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Preface
Conservatism, once at the periphery of American politics, now occupies a central and strategic position in the seat of political power. the 1994 election confirmed a realignment of American politics along conservative lines in the general electorate, but in the halls of academe conservatism remains a neglected subject, on the fringes of the curriculum and outside the door of the faculty lounge. Many academics are politically liberal, and few scholars in the social science disciplines take conservative intellectual positions seriously.1
Students in the classroom, by contrast, are very interested and supportive of conservative ideas. Unfortunately, their enthusiasm is often keener than their acquaintance with the thought to which they have such a fervent devotion. Many present-day converts to American conservatism are astonished to discover that it has a long history that predates the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980.
We have written this book primarily for our students and colleagues and also for anyone interested in a survey of the ideas and traditions of American conservative political thought. Not since the 1950s, when Clinton Rossiter's Conservatism in America appeared, has a comparable survey of conservative thought been published. Our survey approach necessarily means that important ideas are given briefer attention than the reader, or the authors for that matter, would like. Each of the sections of this book could be greatly expanded and still not do justice to the ideas associated with the topic. We have included an expanded bibliography in the hope that the serious reader will independently pursue related books on subjects of interest.
We have found conservatism to be a complex subject. Although commonly considered an ideology, many of its best-known adherents do not believe it is; conservatism is not easily defined, and its principles often appear in conflict. Its evolution in American history has been long and
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meandering and is likely to remain so given the present dialogue in Washington.
Today, some conservative adherents would say that there is no significant conservative tradition in America. Here we will argue otherwise, believing that the ideas of conservatism were forged in the crucible of history and experience in reaction to hostile ideas and unfortunate events.
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