The CONCISE CONSERVATIVE ENCYCLOPEDIA: 200 of the Most Important Ideas, Individuals, Incitements, and Institutions that Have Shaped the Movement

Miner, Brad

ISBN 10: 0684800438 / ISBN 13: 9780684800431

Published by Free Press (edition First Edition), 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The CONCISE CONSERVATIVE ENCYCLOPEDIA: 200 of the Most Important Ideas, Individuals, Incitements, and Institutions that Have Shaped the Movement
• Publisher: Free Press (edition First Edition)
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0684800438
• ISBN 13: 9780684800431
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Here, conservative insider Brad Miner takes on the challenge of defining this creed through its most influential proponents, ideas, institutions, and historical moments. In 200 brief, provocative, and accessible entries, Miner offers a panoramic survey of conservatism's origins and current trends, and shows us where the movement's future lies. Essays by respected conservative thinkers - Carnes Lord, James V. Schall, Jacob Neusner, Peter J. Stanlis, and Charles Kesler - trace developments in conservative thought from ancient times to the present.
In this authoritative and broad-ranging work, Miner tackles all the major issues - economic, social, political, and spiritual. And he provides answers to our most pressing questions about conservatism: where it came from, where it is going, and why it is more popular now than ever before.

Reviews

Possibly no reference source (although this book will be read cover to cover by some) has been written with as much passion as this one. Miner, a former editor of The National Review, believes deeply in the tenets of conservatism. Most importantly, he is erudite and a master of English. The author deserves an award for the most informative subtitle of the year: 200 of the Most Important Ideas, Individuals, Incitements & Institutions That Have Shaped the Movement: A Personal View.

Entries are alphabetically arranged; each is a page or two in length. The lively prose of each is followed by a selective bibliography. Each entry ends with a substantial quotation that reinforces, as well as dramatically captures, the point and essence of the entry. Not every term is literally a "conservative term" ; some are included because they enable the author to more clearly explain conservative philosophy, such as "liberal arts," "liberalism," and "libertarianism." Likewise, individuals are included who are not conservative, or who have had other "leanings," but have nevertheless influenced the development of conservative thought. The well-known names, such as Buckley, Kilpatrick, Limbaugh, and Robertson, all appear, as do many lesser-known ones. Most persons, organizations, publications, or additional concepts mentioned in the entries appear in the lengthy index, making the book even more useful. Interspersed among the text are five brief essays, each written by a scholar, on the origins of conservative thought (beginning with the Greeks and Romans). The book is a distillation of the ideas that have predominated in the great conservative magazines and journals.

The Concise Conservative Encyclopedia is more up to date and pithy than either the Dictionary of American Conservatism (Philosophical Library, 1987) or A Dictionary of Conservative and Libertarian Thought (Routledge, 1991). Conservatism is much in the news and a major force in American society. This compact source will make it possible for users at high-school, public, and academic libraries to become better informed; it is highly recommended for purchase.