American Conservatism : An encyclopedia
Bruce Frohnen (Editor), Jeremy Beer (Editor), Jeffrey O. Nelson (Editor)
"...because the history of that movement has not been widely studied or well understood, it is often reduced to politics, whereas conservatism in America since World War II has actually been nothing if not an intensely intellectual undertaking. Thus, if conservatism today is to be understood in its historical totality, the diverse intellectual currents out of which it was formed must become better known. With contributions from more than two hundred leading scholars, American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia seeks to fill this gap in understanding by offering information and insight on the major persons, schools, concepts, organizations, events, and publications that have contributed to the development of the conservative intellectual movement in America since World War II. Its 626 entries cover social issues from abortion to welfare, thinkers from Lord Acton to Donald Atwell Zoll, politicians from John Adams to John Witherspoon, magazines from the American Mercury to the Weekly Standard, books from The Conscience of a Conservative to Witness, historical events from the American Revolution to the Vietnam War, political philosophies from agrarianism to totalitarianism, concepts from academic freedom to tradition, organizations from the America First Committee to the Young Americans for Freedom - and much else."--from the inside front and back flaps
Print Book, English, 2006
ISI Books, Wilmington, Delaware, 2006