American conservative thought in the twentieth century / William F. Buckley, Jr., editor ; with a new introduction by Roger Pilon.
| Other author | Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-2008. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New Brunswick : Transaction Publishers, ©2011. |
| Description | lxxiv, 554 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Did you ever see a dream walking? |
| Contents | Part One. The historical and intellectual background. The convenient state / Garry Wills -- E Pluribus Unum: the American consensus / John Courtney Murray, S. J. -- The unwritten Constitution / L. Brent Bozell -- The recrudescent American conservatism / Frank S. Meyer -- Part Two. The limitations of state. The masses in representative democracy / Michael Oakeshott -- Anarchist's progress / Albert Jay Nock -- Economics in one lesson / Henry Hazlitt -- Freedom and the planned economy / Max Eastman -- Capitalism and freedom: a concluding note / Milton Friedman -- Part Three. Contemporary challenges and the social order. On the nature of civil and religious liberty / Harry V. Jaffa -- Democracy: the two majorities / Willmoore Kendall -- Communism: the struggle for the world / James Burnham -- Race: claims, rights, and prospects / Ernest van den Haag -- Planned mediocrity in the public schools / Mortimer Smith -- The city: some myths about diversity / Jane Jacobs -- The problem of the new order / Russell Kirk -- The new scholarship: the relevance of "The Reactionaries" / Hugh Kenner -- Part Four. The relevance of social science. The new political science / Leo Strauss -- Sociology and the theory of progress / Christopher Dawson -- The nature of modernity / Eric Voegelin -- Burke and radical freedom / Jeffrey Hart -- Part Five. The spiritual crisis. The direct glance / Whittaker Chambers -- Isaiah's Job / Albert Jay Nock -- Christmas in Christendom / Frederick D. Wilhelmsen -- Epilogue / Whittaker Chambers. |
| General note | Originally published: Did you ever see a dream walking? : American conservative thought in the twentieth century. Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill, 1970. |
| LCCN | 2011012411 |
| ISBN | 9781412842518 |
| ISBN | 1412842514 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | JC573.2.U6 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |