Conservatism from the French Revolution to the 1990s
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Conservatism from the French Revolution to the 1990s
Macmillan Press, 1997
- : u.k.
- : u.s.
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Konservatismi Ranskan vallankumouksesta 1900-luvulle
- Uniform Title
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Konservatismi Ranskan vallankumouksesta 1900-luvulle
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Translation from Finnish
Originally published in 1994 under the title: Konservatismi Ranskan vallankumouksesta 1990-luvulle
Includes bibliographical references: p. 206-218
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Suvanto has studied the political and ideological conservatism of Britain, the United States, Germany and France with references to Scandinavian countries. The author also discusses the nature of traditionalism and its influence on the development of conservatism. Suvanto emphasizes the pragmatism and the consistency of conservatism. It has played a great part in the collapse of communism. Suvanto's book was first published in Finnish in 1994 and it was chosen as the best historical book in Finland in that year.
Table of Contents
Preface - The Study of Conservatism - Tradition as the Foundation of Conservatism - Conservatism from the French Revolution to the 1860s - From the Rise of Nationalism to the Chaos of the First World War - The Trials of Conservatism: 1918-45 - Neo-Conservatism in the Shadow of Neo-Liberalism - Conservatism: A Stocktaking - References - Bibliography - Index
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