02661nam 2200577 a 450 991078142770332120230725054307.01-280-49354-297866135887771-86189-983-1(CKB)2550000000070993(EBL)811355(OCoLC)767502739(SSID)ssj0000633673(PQKBManifestationID)12264023(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000633673(PQKBWorkID)10621720(PQKB)11029379(MiAaPQ)EBC811355(Au-PeEL)EBL811355(CaPaEBR)ebr10520509(CaONFJC)MIL358877(EXLCZ)99255000000007099320120113d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrConservatism[electronic resource] /Kieron O'Hara ; foreword by David WillettsLondon Reaktion Books20111 online resource (386 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-86189-812-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Conservatism Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; 1. First Principles; Part I: What Conservatism Is; 2. Knowledge; 3. Change; 4. What Conservatism Stands For; Part II: What Conservatism is Not; 5. Misperceptions; 6. Misconceptions; 7. Conservatism and Liberalism; Part III: What Conservatism Might Be; 8. The Viability of Conservatism in the Modern and Postmodern Worlds; 9. Green Conservatism; 10. The Hardest Political Task: Telling the Truth; References; Select Bibliography; Index The term ""conservative,"" when employed today in reference to politicians and beliefs, can denote groups as diverse and incompatible as the religious right, libertarians, and opponents of large, centralized government. Yet the original conservative philosophy, first developed in the eighteenth century by Edmund Burke, was most concerned with managing change. This kind of genuine conservatism has a renewed relevance in a complex world where change is rapid, pervasive, and dislocating. In Conservatism, Kieron O'Hara presents a thought-provoking revision of thConservatismConservatismHistoryConservatism.ConservatismHistory.320.52354.42O'Hara Kieron1514262MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781427703321Conservatism3779451UNINA