Books and Ideas; Conservatism in America by Clinton Rossiter
Description:
This book includes a good history of conservative thought from the classic conservatism of Burke down to the present time. But it is also a call to action and, as such, is directed at the American businessman, who Rossiter says is not a real conservative, and at the American liberal who he wishes to convert. An active and thoughtful conservative himself, Rossiter attempts to show that many people are mistaken in applying the term to themselves. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche) This series on important books in western civilization features three professors from Syracuse University men who love books and enjoy exploring the ideas behind mans creative processes who meet for informal ad lib discussion of books, contemporary and ancient, which have influenced American culture through the ideas expounded in their pages. Participants include Stuart Gerry Brown, professor of citizenship and American culture in the Maxwell graduate school at Syracuse; Edwin H. Cady, professor of American literature and author of The Gentleman in America, and Albert J. George, professor and chairman of the department of Romance Languages. Discussion moderator is Arthur Weld, Jr., television program director at the Syracuse Radio and Television Center. The 20 half-hour episodes that comprise this series were originally recorded in black and white on kinescope. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
