Description
Book SynopsisThis book is a study of pragmatic conservatism, an underappreciated tradition in modern American political thought, whose origins can be located in the ideas of Edmund Burke.
Trade Review“Lacey chiefly discusses four writers he believes exemplify pragmatic conservatism: Edmund Burke, Walter Lippmann, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Peter Viereck. … Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.” (M. Blitz, Choice, Vol. 54 (6), February, 2017)
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Edmund Burke: Pragmatic ConservativeChapter 3: Walter Lippmann: Unlikely ConservativeChapter 4: Reinhold Niebuhr: Prophetic ConservativeChapter 5: Peter Viereck: Reverent ConservativeChapter 6: Conservatism Agonistes: Leaving the Stag HuntChapter 7: ConclusionBibliography
