History Historians And Conservatism In Britain And America
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History Historians And Conservatism In Britain And America
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Author : Reba Soffer
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2008-12-11
History Historians And Conservatism In Britain And America written by Reba Soffer and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-11 with History categories.
History, Historians, and Conservatism in Britain and America examines the subjects, motives, and personal and intellectual origins of conservative historians who were also successful public intellectuals. In their search for a persuasive and wide appeal, conservatives depended until at least the 1960s upon history and historians to provide conservative concepts with authority and authenticity. Beginning with the Great War in Britain and the Second World War in America, conservative historians participated actively and influentially in debates about the heart, soul, and especially the mind of conservatism. Particular emphasis is placed on four historians in Britain-F. J. C. Hearnshaw, Keith Feiling, Arthur Bryant, and Herbert Butterfield-and three in America-Daniel Boorstin, Peter Viereck, and Russell Kirk-who developed conservative responses to unprecedented and threatening events both at home and abroad. These historians shared basic assumptions about human nature and society, but their subjects, interpretations, conclusions, and prescriptions were independent and idiosyncratic. Uniquely close to powerful political figures, each historian also spoke directly to a large public, which bought their books, read their contributions to newspapers and journals, listened to them on the radio, and watched them on television. Provocative and compelling, Reba Soffer's pioneering study provides a comprehensive explanation of the content, context, and consequences of conservative ideas that became dominant in Britain and remained marginal in America until the Reagan ascendancy.
A History Of Modern Britain
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Author : Ellis Wasson
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2016-01-26
A History Of Modern Britain written by Ellis Wasson and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-26 with History categories.
Now available in a fully-revised and updated second edition, A History of Modern Britain: 1714 to the Present provides a comprehensive survey of the social, political, economic and cultural history of Great Britain from the Hanoverian succession to the present day. Places Britain in a global context, charting the rise and fall of the British empire and the influence of imperialism on the social, economic, and political developments of the home country Includes revised sections on imperialism and the industrial revolution that have been updated to reflect recent scholarship, a more reflective view on New Labour since its demise, and an all new section on the performance of the Conservative – Lib/Dem coalition that came into office in 2010 Features illustrations, maps, an up-to-date bibliography, a full list of Prime Ministers, a genealogy of the royal family, and a comprehensive glossary explaining uniquely British terms, acronyms, and famous figures Spans topics as diverse as the slave trade, the novels of Charles Dickens, the Irish Potato Famine, the legalization of homosexuality, coalmines in South Wales, Antarctic exploration, and the invention of the computer Includes extensive reference to historiography
The Stormy Present
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Author : Adam I. P. Smith
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2017-10-06
The Stormy Present written by Adam I. P. Smith and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-06 with History categories.
In this engaging and nuanced political history of Northern communities in the Civil War era, Adam I. P. Smith offers a new interpretation of the familiar story of the path to war and ultimate victory. Smith looks beyond the political divisions between abolitionist Republicans and Copperhead Democrats to consider the everyday conservatism that characterized the majority of Northern voters. A sense of ongoing crisis in these Northern states created anxiety and instability, which manifested in a range of social and political tensions in individual communities. In the face of such realities, Smith argues that a conservative impulse was more than just a historical or nostalgic tendency; it was fundamental to charting a path to the future. At stake for Northerners was their conception of the Union as the vanguard in a global struggle between democracy and despotism, and their ability to navigate their freedoms through the stormy waters of modernity. As a result, the language of conservatism was peculiarly, and revealingly, prominent in Northern politics during these years. The story this book tells is of conservative people coming, in the end, to accept radical change.
The Philosophy Politics And Religion Of British Democracy
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Author : Robert Crowcroft
language : en
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Release Date : 2010-08-30
The Philosophy Politics And Religion Of British Democracy written by Robert Crowcroft and has been published by I.B. Tauris this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-30 with History categories.
Maurice Cowling is a well-known and controviersial British historian and thinker in the field of Conservatism, British democracy and life in modern Britain. This book brings together perspectives from politics, religion and philosophy to explore Cowling's work.
The War On Labor And The Left
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Author : Patricia Cayo Sexton
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-02-05
The War On Labor And The Left written by Patricia Cayo Sexton and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-05 with Social Science categories.
In all countries, labour has war stories" to tell, but none are so violent as those of American labour. Since the 1870s at least 700 workers have been killed and thousands seriously injured in labour disputes. Nowhere but in this country have employers so actively fought back against strikes through the use of scabs," surveillance, and mercenary armies.Although much of the violence occurred decades ago, author Patricia Sexton contends that this rich history sheds light on questions that still plague observers of the American political system: Why has the United States been more conservative in its domestic policies than other Western democracies? Why is it almost alone among them in lacking a mass labour or democratic socialist party,or the kind of social policies favoured by such parties? And why has American labour unionism been in serious decline in recent decades?The most familiar answers to these questions involve consensus explanations of what has come to be known as American exceptionalism. America is conservative, observers say, because its citizens have loved" capitalism and supported its political policies wholeheartedly or because the nation's open frontier and early voting rights reduced dissent and class consciousness. Other explanations focus on various internal constraints said to be unique to the American working class or its organizations, such as conflict among diverse immigrants, the sectarianism and blunders of leftist groups, and the conservatism or incompetence of labour union leadership. All of these are said to have prevented labour from carrying out successful conflicts with employers and economic leaders.According to Sexton, these arguments ignore the remarkable record in American history of labour-left struggles: the violent suppression of industrial unionism prior to the 1930s, legal and forceful repression of trade unionism, and destruction by various means of left-leaning unions and political organizations. Her book explores instead a neglected explanation of American conservatism,that of a literal war on labour, waged by unusually powerful economic entities using repressive strategies, often backed by police and sometimes by federal forces.The details of this violent history, familiar to labour historians, are recounted here in a new perspective emphasizing the impact on workers of conflict sustained over many years. But the book is much more than a reinterpretation of this history. Patricia Sexton shows how the use of power and repression has played out as well in our institutions of law and government, in economic policies, and in the media. Making these links and showing how America's conservatism is unique among other Western democracies is the contribution of this ambitious book. For only by coming to terms with this history of repression and its legacy can we fully understand America's conservatism today.
Russian Conservatism And Its Critics
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Author : Richard Pipes
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2007-06-01
Russian Conservatism And Its Critics written by Richard Pipes and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06-01 with History categories.
Why have Russians chosen unlimited autocracy throughout their history? Why is democracy unable to flourish in Russia?
Training Minds For The War Of Ideas
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Author : Clarisse Berthezène
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-03
Training Minds For The War Of Ideas written by Clarisse Berthezène and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03 with Political Science categories.
This book examines attempts by the Conservative party in the interwar years to capture the 'brains' of the new electorate and create a counter-culture to what they saw as the intellectual hegemony of the Left. It tells the fascinating story of the Bonar Law Memorial College, Ashridge, founded in 1929 as a 'College of citizenship' to provide political education through both teaching and publications. The College aimed at creating 'Conservative Fabians' who were to publish and disseminate Conservative literature, which meant not only explicitly political works but literary, historical and cultural work that carried implicit Conservative messages. This book modifies our understanding of the history of the Conservative party and popular Conservatism, but also more generally of the history of intellectual debate in Britain. It sheds new light on the history of the 'middlebrow' and how that category became a weapon for the Conservatives.
Popular Conservatism In Imperial London 1868 1906
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Author : Alex Windscheffel
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Release Date : 2007
Popular Conservatism In Imperial London 1868 1906 written by Alex Windscheffel and has been published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Conservatism categories.
First detailed investigation into the popular dimensions of late-Victorian London Conservatism.
Brave New World
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Author : Laura Beers
language : en
Publisher: University of London Press
Release Date : 2011
Brave New World written by Laura Beers and has been published by University of London Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Great Britain categories.
Brave New World reappraises the domestic and imperial history of Britain in the inter-war period, investigating how 'nation building' was given renewed impetus by the upheavals of the First World War. The essays in this collection address how new technologies and approaches to governance were used to forge new national identities both at home and in the empire, covering a wide range of issues from the representation of empire on film to the convergence of politics and 'star culture'.--
Popular Conservatism And The Culture Of National Government In Inter War Britain
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Author : Geraint Thomas
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2020-11-05
Popular Conservatism And The Culture Of National Government In Inter War Britain written by Geraint Thomas and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-05 with History categories.
A radical reading of British Conservatives' fortunes between the wars, exploring how the party adapted to mass democracy after 1918.