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Description for Conservatism
Hardcover. Kieron O'Hara gives a new account of what 'conservative' actually means, refashioning the traditional conservative philosophy for a modern age. He draws on the works of thinkers such as Edmund Burke and Adam Smith, philosophers from Plato to Ludwig Wittgenstein, and today's social commentators such as Nassim Nicholas Taleb and Jared Diamond. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JPFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 35. Weight in Grams: 630.
The term 'conservative' - denoting groups as diverse and incompatible as the religious right, libertarian free-marketeers and free-spending neocons - has been lost to politics. Yet the original conservative ideology, first developed in the eighteenth century by Edmund Burke, was concerned with managing change. Genuine conservatism has its own relevance in a complex and dynamic world where change is rapid, pervasive and dislocating. Conservatism transcends traditional politics, and has surprising applications - not least as the most appropriate and practical response to climate change. Conservatism by Kieron O'Hara is a revision of the traditional conservative philosophy for the modern age. ... Read more
The term 'conservative' - denoting groups as diverse and incompatible as the religious right, libertarian free-marketeers and free-spending neocons - has been lost to politics. Yet the original conservative ideology, first developed in the eighteenth century by Edmund Burke, was concerned with managing change. Genuine conservatism has its own relevance in a complex and dynamic world where change is rapid, pervasive and dislocating. Conservatism transcends traditional politics, and has surprising applications - not least as the most appropriate and practical response to climate change. Conservatism by Kieron O'Hara is a revision of the traditional conservative philosophy for the modern age. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861898128
SKU
V9781861898128
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About Kieron O'Hara
Kieron O'Hara is Senior Research Fellow at the University of Southampton. He is the author of many books including The Spy in the Coffee Machine: The End of Privacy As We Know It (co-authored with Nigel Shadbolt, 2008), Democratising Conservative Leadership Selection: From Grey Suits to Grass Roots (co-authored with Andrew Denham, 2008), and The Enlightenment: A Beginner's Guide (2010). ... Read more
Reviews for Conservatism
David Cameron praises Kieron O'Hara's previous book After Blair: 'The core of his message is that Conservatives need to rediscover the importance of scepticism in thought and pragmatism in action ... a compelling, and often persuasive, read ... O'Hara neatly knocks on the head any idea that Conservative philosophy lacks relevance in today's fast-changing world.'
David Cameron The Guardian ... Read more
David Cameron The Guardian ... Read more