The Guardians of Concepts: Political Languages of Conservatism in Britain and West Germany, 1945-1980

by Martina Steber

Since 1945, what 'conservative' means has troubled intellectuals, politicians and parties in the United Kingdom and West Germany. In Britain conservatism was an accepted term of the political vocabulary, denoting a particular tradition of political thought and practice. In West Germany, by contrast, conservatism was a difficult concept for the young democracy to swallow. It carried a heavy antiliberal and antidemocratic burden and led people to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1800738269
• ISBN13: 9781800738263
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 556 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"