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The idea that American conservatism is identical to classical liberalism--widely held since the 1960s--is seriously mistaken. The award-winning political theorist Yoram Hazony argues that the best hope for Western democracy is a return to the empiricist, religious, and nationalist traditions of America and Britain--the conservative traditions that brought greatness to the English-speaking nations and became the model for national freedom for the entire world. Conservatism: A Rediscovery explains how Anglo-American conservatism became a distinctive alternative to divine-right monarchy, Puritan theocracy, and liberal revolution. After tracing the tradition from the Wars of the Roses to Burke and across the Atlantic to the American Federalists and Lincoln, Hazony describes the rise and fall of Enlightenment liberalism after World War II and the present-day debates between neoconservatives and national conservatives over how to respond to liberalism and the woke left. Going where no political thinker has gone in decades, Hazony provides a fresh theoretical foundation for conservatism. Rejecting the liberalism of Hayek, Strauss, and the fusionists of the 1960s, and drawing on decades of personal experience in the conservative movement, he argues that a revival of authentic Anglo-American conservatism is possible in the twenty-first century.

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A fascinating, erudite, and mind-opening work--historically adept, philosophically vital, and clearly written...A must-read for anyone who thinks deeply about liberty, responsibility, and community. -- Ben Shapiro, host of The Ben Shapiro Show and editor emeritus of The Daily Wire Yoram Hazony masterfully blends a deep grasp of history, political philosophy, theology, and common sense...in what will be one of the most-discussed books on this dawning new age. -- Patrick Deneen, professor of political science, University of Notre Dame

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Yoram Hazony, the chairman of the Edmund Burke Foundation and president of the Herzl Institute, is a leading proponent of the National Conservatism movement, which is reinvigorating the American and European right. His previous book, The Virtue of Nationalism, won the Intercollegiate Studies Institute's Conservative Book of the Year award in 2019. A graduate of Princeton (BA) and Rutgers (PhD), he lives in Jerusalem with his wife and children. Richard Ferrone has recorded over 150 audiobooks including thrillers, romances, science fiction, and inspirational novels. He has earned numerous Audie Awards for narration, as well as Audie nominations. He was also recognized as an AudioFile Voice of the Last Century and a Rising and Shining Star. A science fiction fan, he narrated Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy. He has also narrated works by James Patterson, Dashiell Hammett, Walter Mosley, John Sandford, Eric Van Lustbader, and Stuart Woods.

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