America's British Culture (Library of Conservative Thought)
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (507 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 156000066X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 150 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Russell Kirk (1918–1994) was the author of twenty-nine books in several fields. He was the founding editor of Transaction’s Library of Conservative Thought series.
"This books arrived on Feb 2This books arrived on Feb 23 and in very good condition. Very please, looking forward to reading it. This books arrived on Feb 23 and in very good condition.. and in very good condition." according to KATHLEEN FINCH. Very please, looking forward to reading it. This books arrived on Feb 2This books arrived on Feb 23 and in very good condition. Very please, looking forward to reading it. This books arrived on Feb 23 and in very good condition.. and in very good condition.. The Anglo-American Culture As Russell Kirk notes, less than 20 percent of Americans have British blood, but if you took away all the elements of British culture from America, it wouldn't be America.In AMERICA'S BRITISH CULTURE, Kirk provides a quick run through of the various influences of British culture on the America. Whether it's the common law, re. "Solid Look from Kirk on the Ties that Bind" according to W. M. Fusz. A short, though not cursory, examination of the British culture that America has inherited and improved on gives the lie to those who claim the US is merely the polyglot combination of a thousand equal influences (if you were taught that the Iroquois gave us democracy, you know what I mean.). Kirk examines four ways in which
These are the English language and literature; the English system of common law; the American form of representative government based upon the British parliamentary system; and moral beliefs and intellectual disciplines, what Tocqueville called mores. Kirk succeeds in marshaling the primary arguments against multiculturalism, situating them within a broader understanding of culture, and defining the responsibility incumbent upon individuals to preserve their cultural patrimony.” —Adam DeVore, The Michigan Review “Kirk discusses four main categorie
Kirk discerns four essential areas of influence. Yet, America cannot be wholly confident that this heritage will endure forever. Adam De Vore in The Michigan Review said of the book: "A compact but stimulating tracta contribution to an overdue cultural renewal and reinvigoration. The language and literature of England carried with it a tradition of liberty and order as well as certain assumptions about the human condition and ethical conduct. Elegantly written and deeply learned, America's British Culture is an insightful inquiry into history and a plea for cultural renewal and continuity. American common and positive law, being derived from English law, gives fuller protection to the individual than does the legal system of any other country. In America's British Culture, now in paperback, Russell Kirk offers a brilliant summary account and spirited defense of the culture that the people of the United States have inherited from Great Britain. It is an incontestable fact of history that the United States, although a multiethnic nation, derives its language, mores, political purposes, and institutions from Great Britain. Kirk evinces an increasingly uncommon reverence for historical accuracy, academic integrity and the understanding of one's cultural heritage," and Merrie Cave in The Salisbury Review said of the author: "Russell Kirk has been one of the most important influences in the revival of American cons