What is conservatism? Though often mistaken for a partisan ideology, true conservatism represents a much richer intellectual tradition. These essays, by esteemed thinkers such as Andrew J. Bacevich, Roger Scruton, Thomas E. Woods Jr., and Daniel McCarthy, help clarify and retrieve conservatism's deepest insights, demonstrating their essential relevance to our present moment.
Author
Andrew J. Bacevich, a professor of history and international relations at Boston University, retired from the U.S. Army with the rank of colonel. He is the author of Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War and The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism and The New American Militarism. His writing has appeared in Foreign Affairs, The Atlantic Monthly, The Nation, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. He holds a Ph.D. in American Diplomatic History from Princeton University, and taught at West Point and Johns Hopkins University prior to joining the faculty at Boston University in 1998. He is the recipient of a Lannan Award and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. http://us.macmillan.com/author/andrew...
