02593nam 2200517 a 450 991088220050332120200520144314.01-282-74503-497866127450341-59403-456-7(CKB)2670000000019384(EBL)534298(OCoLC)630545246(SSID)ssj0000457328(PQKBManifestationID)11308505(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000457328(PQKBWorkID)10410482(PQKB)11025363(MiAaPQ)EBC534298(EXLCZ)99267000000001938420090804d2010 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrConservatism redefined a creed for the poor and disadvantaged /Patrick M. Garry1st American ed.New York Encounter Books20101 online resource (179 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-59403-347-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Table of Contents; INTRODUCTION THE CRISIS FOR CONSERVATISM; CHAPTER ONE THE ENDURING POWER OF CONSERVATISM; CHAPTER TWO THE CONSERVATIVE CREED, PART I: THE BELIEF IN HISTORY; CHAPTER THREE THE CONSERVATIVE CREED, PART II: THE BELIEF IN HUMAN DIGNITY; CHAPTER FOUR THE REAL CONSERVATISM: A CREED OF OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE MOST IN NEED; CHAPTER FIVE HISTORICAL DEVIATIONS FROM THE CONSERVATISM OF ADAMS AND LINCOLN; CHAPTER SIX CONSERVATISM AS A CREED FOR THE COMMON PERSON; CHAPTER SEVEN POLICY PRESCRIPTIONS ON CONTEMPORARY ISSUES; CONCLUSION; IndexAfter reaching high levels of public popularity in the 1980's and 1990's, political conservatism has become beset with criticism and disillusionment. As demonstrated by the 2008 election results, political conservatism has been blamed for an unpopular Iraq war, an economy nose diving into recession, and a barrage of high profile instances of corporate misbehavior. This crisis in the ideological identity of and public confidence in conservatism is partly due to conservatism itself. Contrary to the intellectual vibrancy that characterized the 1980's and 1990's, political conservatismConservatismPhilosophyConservatismPhilosophy.320.52Garry Patrick M902602MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910882200503321Conservatism redefined4209651UNINA