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Conservatism
Edmund Neill
polity
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Names: Neill, Edmund, author.
Title: Conservatism / Edmund Neill.
Description: Medford : Polity Press, 2021. | Series: Key concepts in political theory | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “The evolution of conservative political thought from the French Revolution to today explained”-- Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021001801 (print) | LCCN 2021001802 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509527052 (hardback) | ISBN 9781509527069 (paperback) | ISBN 9781509527090 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Conservatism--History. | Conservatism--Philosophy.
Classification: LCC JC573 .N45 2021 (print) | LCC JC573 (ebook) | DDC 320.52--dc23
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Acknowledgements
I was warned by a number of people that writing a short book, particularly on a large topic, is much harder than it looks – and so it proved. However, I was fortunate to be sustained in the process