{"product_id":"russell-kirks-concise-guide-to-conservatism-9781621578789","title":"Russell Kirk's Concise Guide to Conservatism","description":"The modern conservative intellectual movement began in 1953 with Russell Kirk's groundbreaking book \u003ci\u003eThe Conservative Mind.\u003c\/i\u003e Four years later, he published a pithy, wry, philosophical summary of what conservatism really means. Originally titled \u003ci\u003eThe Intelligent Woman's Guide to Conservatism\u003c\/i\u003e, this little book was essentially a popular version of \u003ci\u003eThe Conservative Mind.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eRussell Kirk's Concise Guide to Conservatism \u003c\/i\u003earrives 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRussell Kirk\u003c\/b\u003e (1918-1994), the father of intellectual conservatism in America, was the author of more than thirty books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Conservative Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEliot and His Age\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Roots of American Order\u003c\/i\u003e. His legacy lives on in the work of the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal, based at his ancestral home in Mecosta, Michigan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilfred M. McClay\u003c\/b\u003e is the G. T. and Libby Blankenship Chair in the History of Liberty at the University of Oklahoma. His book \u003ci\u003eLand of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e, a one-volume history of America, has drawn widespread acclaim; the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e's Daniel Henninger calls it \"the most balanced, nuanced history of the United States I have read in the past fifty years.\" McClay is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Masterless: Self and Society in Modern America\u003c\/i\u003e, which the Organization of American Historians honored as that year's best book in American intellectual history.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Regnery Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50697432400146,"sku":"9781621578789","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a8ce6af2-38ab-4b36-b513-330d1f6124c0.jpg?v=1734301761","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/russell-kirks-concise-guide-to-conservatism-9781621578789","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}