Russell Kirks Concise Guide to Conse..., Russell Kirk
Russell Kirks Concise Guide to Conse..., Russell Kirk
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Russell Kirk's Concise Guide to Conservatism

Author: Russell Kirk, Wilfred M. McClay

Narrator: Bob Souer

Unabridged: 2 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/23/2019


Synopsis

The modern conservative intellectual movement began in 1953 with Russell Kirk's groundbreaking book The Conservative Mind. Four years later, he published a pithy, wry, philosophical summary of what conservatism really means. Originally titled The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Conservatism, this little book was essentially a popular version of The Conservative Mind.

Now, a century after its author's birth, this neglected gem has been recovered. It remains what Kirk intended it to be: an accessible introduction to conservative ideas, especially for the young. With a new title and an introduction by the eminent intellectual historian Wilfred M. McClay, Russell Kirk's Concise Guide to Conservatism arrives with uncanny timing. The movement that Kirk defined in 1953 is today so contested and fragmented that no one seems able to say with confidence what conservatism means.

This book, as fresh and prophetic as the day it was published sixty years ago, is a reminder that no one can match Russell Kirk in engaging people's minds and imaginations—an indispensable task in reviving our civilization.

About Russell Kirk

Russell Kirk was an acclaimed American political theorist and bestselling author whose 1953 book The Conservative Mind is one of the most important political books of the 20th century. Kirk passed away in 1994.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ben on April 27, 2020

Wilfred McClay kicks off Russell Kirk's Concise Guide to Conservatism the way a lot of conservative books have started since 2016, by saying that conservatism is in something of a crisis of identity, a crisis revealed by Donald Trump's election as president. I, personally, find some of these stateme......more

Goodreads review by Jeremy on February 21, 2020

This book provides a short, readable introduction to what conservativism is and the values that they seek to hold on to. A conservative is defined as a person that seeks to "conserve the elements in civilization that make life worth living." They ensure "some coherent body of ideas [resist] the leve......more

Goodreads review by Jordan on January 26, 2022

Originally published in 1957, this is a thoughtful, literate, winsomely written short guide to traditional conservatism by one of its great advocates. A far cry for what passes as "conservative" now. Full review at my blog. First read when it came out in the spring of 2019. Listened to the audiobook......more