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Book SynopsisConservatism was born as an anguished attack on democracy. This work aims to take the reader into the politically lurid world of Regency England. Weaving social and intellectual history, it brings to life the social practices of the Enlightenment. It challenges our own commitments to and anxieties about democracy.
Trade ReviewHonorable Mention for the 1999 Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Book in History, Association of American Publishers "Herzog is a relative rarity among scholarly writers today, in that he self-consciously deflates the pretensions of the academic voice... The ... story that he tells so masterfully--the transformation of humble subjects into proud citizens--is grand."--The New Republic "[Herzog] presents a major and stimulating contribution... His study is based on a formidable range of primary sources... But it is not only his learning that is impressive. What greatly adds to the value of this work is Herzog's rigorously intellectual exploration of the ideas and also the motives of the many authors he has read... Exciting and rewarding."--History "With biting, contemporary wit, Herzog ... takes us on a tour of the social and political world of Britain between the outbreak of the French Revolution and the passing of the second poor bill."--Virginia Quarterly Review "A vivid book that recasts familiar political, social and cultural themes and positions in new and compelling ways, and from which students of political culture in any field of history will greatly profit."--Albion M. Urdank, Albion "Herzog's tone is skeptical, constructively flippant--and, above all, readable ... I know that many people out there would rather eat one of their own feet than read a supposedly academic work like this; but do give it a go. You'll find it's worth it."--Nicholas Lezard, The Guardian
Table of ContentsPrefaceEnlightenment11A Conservative Inheritance132Of Coffeehouses and Schoolmasters503Poison and Antidote894The Politics of Reason140Contempt1915The Politics of the Emotions2026A Guide to the Menagerie: Women and Workers2447A Guide to the Menagerie: Blacks and Jews2838Self and Other3249Faces in the Mirror363Standing40310Wollstonecraft's Hair41411The Trouble with Hairdressers45512The Fate of a Trope505Index547
