Conservatism
Author | : Jerry Z. Muller |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 476 |
Release | : 1997-05-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 0691037116 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780691037110 |
Rating | : 4/5 (110 Downloads) |
Download or read book Conservatism written by Jerry Z. Muller and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1997-05-04 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History Professor Jerry Muller locates the origins of modern conservatism within the Enlightenment and distinguishes conservatism from orthodoxy. Reviewing important specimens of analysis from the mid18th century through our own day, Muller demonstrates that characteristic features of conservative argument recur over time and across national borders.