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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452742003321

Autore

Berkowitz Peter <1959->

Titolo

Constitutional conservatism [[electronic resource] ] : liberty, self-government, and political moderation / / Peter Berkowitz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, : Hoover Institution Press, 2013

ISBN

0-8179-1608-3

0-8179-1606-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (146 p.)

Collana

Hoover Institution Press publication ; ; no. 634

Disciplina

320.520973

Soggetti

Constitutional law - United States

Conservatism - United States

Liberty

Electronic books.

United States Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Boyd and Jill Smith Task Force on Virtues of a Free Society."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Seizing the moment, renewing the legacy -- Burke : conserving and correcting liberty -- The federalist : constitutionalizing liberty -- Constitutional conservatism in America : recovering liberty -- A way forward.

Sommario/riassunto

Peter Berkowitz identifies the political principles social conservatives and libertarians share, or should share, and sketches the common ground on which they can and should join forces. Drawing on the writings of Edmund Burke,The Federalist, and the high points of post-World War II American conservatism, he argues that the top political priority for social conservatives and libertarians should be to rally around the principles of liberty embodied in the US Constitution and pursue reform in light of them.