Conservatism from the French Revolution to the 1990s [Paperback]

Suvanto has studied the political and ideological conservatism of Britain, the United States, Germany and France with references to Scandinavian countries. He also discusses the nature of traditionalism and its influence on the development of conservatism. Suvanto emphasizes the pragmatism and the consistency of conservatism. It has played a great part in the collapse of communism. Suvanto's book was first published in Finnish in 1994 and it was chosen as the best historical book in Finland in that year.Preface - The Study of Conservatism - Tradition as the Foundation of Conservatism - Conservatism from the French Revolution to the 1860s - From the Rise of Nationalism to the Chaos of the First World War - The Trials of Conservatism: 1918-45 - Neo-Conservatism in the Shadow of Neo-Liberalism - Conservatism: A Stocktaking - References - Bibliography - Index