- Conservatism, History, Konservativismus, New York Times reviewed
Late in life, William F. Buckley made a confession to Corey Robin. Capitalism is "boring," said the founding father of the American right. "Devoting your life to it," as conservatives do, "is horrifying if only because it's so repetitious.
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Cool, earnest, classical in form and epic.
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
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About the book
- Author
- Corey Robin
- First published
- 2011
- Pages
- 304
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780199793747
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