The Genesis of German Conservatism (Princeton Legacy Library, 1764) (German Edition) - Hardcover

Epstein, Klaus

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0691051216 ISBN 13: 9780691051215

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 1966

Synopsis

Although Conservative parties did not exist in Germany until after the Napoleonic Wars, there did emerge, around 1770, traceable organized political activity and intellectual currents of a clearly Conservative character. The author argues that this movement developed as a response to the challenge of the Enlightenment in the fields of religion, socioeconomic affairs, and politics- and that this response antedated the impact of the French Revolution. Believing that Conservatism cannot be treated properly as a specialized phenomenon, or simply as an intellectual movement, Professor Epstein correlates it with the political and social forces of the time.

Originally published in 1966.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 1966
• ISBN 10: 0691051216
• ISBN 13: 9780691051215
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 750