Reviews

Now American conservatism can claim another mark of distinction: an encyclopedia all its own.
The New York Times For conservatives, this is the book of the yeara must-own title.
John J. Miller, National Review Online The strong and interlocking entries found in this encyclopedia will make it of great value to all who are interested in American conservatism. Its clarity and richness will suggest fresh and intriguing relations among conservative ideas, thinkers, movements, organizations, and politics. Certainly for all but the stubborn, habituated, and ideologically tenacious of right and left, it will end the ironclad identity of American conservatism with the political right and the Republican party.
Joseph Amato, Journal of Social History This well-edited encyclopedia arrives just as a new debate over the meaning of conservatism is opening. American Conservatism will prove useful for quick retrieval of basic information about key figures, events, and publications. But it promises to be especially valuable on account of its lengthier essays on a wide range of topics. No conservativeindeed, no student of American history and politicscan do without this excellent volume.
Terry Eastland, Publisher, The Weekly Standard An excellent source of information and insight, American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia, is the mirror image of my own Encyclopedia of the American Left, destined to fascinate, inform, and enrage, neither doctrinaire nor long-winded but well-written and entertaining.
Paul Buhle, Brown University This volume is an enormously ambitious undertaking which succeeds mightily. At once both authoritative and provocative, American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia is an indispensable reference for conservatives and those who seek to understand them.
Jonah Goldberg, National Review Online American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia took about 15 years to complete, and the result is impressive: over 250 contributors wrote 626 entries filling almost 1,000 pages. There are entries on figures from Lord Acton to Tom Wolfe, on subjects from abortion to the welfare state, and on organizations from the America First Committee to Young Americans for Freedom. But the best accomplishment of the editors (Bruce Frohnen et al.) isn't in having assembled so many wordsit's in having assembled so many different opinions.
The American Enterprise Online This is a splendid, and comprehensive, gathering of titles, ideas, people, trends, events, and organizations that comprise the history of American conservatism, no matter how you define it.
The Weekly Standard This particular reference book has weightier things in mind, and it succeeds admirably in identifying the lodestars of conservative thought and values in politics, religion, and the arts Perhaps the most interesting entries concern philosophy, religion, and the arts, where the editors demonstrate a fine grasp of the cultural wellsprings that conditioned and nurtured conservatism.
Christopher Willcox, The New York Sun This, I trust we can agree, is all for the good; and it is one of the abiding merits of this fine book that most any reader who fancies his own Conservatism the 'true' one, will if he reads with a probing intellectfind his fancy rebuked. Diversity is among the most brutalized of words in our day; yet in Conservatism we find a diversity deep and humane and exhilarating.
Paul J Cella, RedState.com Producing this encyclopedia was an enormous project; the entries took years to comission, collect, and compile. It is a wonderful resource with many virtues, and should be owned by every serious and inquisitive conservative.
Claremont Review of Books A marvelous miscellany... Great browsing territory.
Wall Street Journal Sometimes using the word 'conservative' as a political adjective reminds one of what St. Augustine said about time: Everyone knows what it is until they are asked to define it. Fortunately there is now an impressive volume to aid in this quest for clarity.
Touchstone"

Now American conservatism can claim another mark of distinction: an encyclopedia all its own.
"The New York Times" For conservatives, this is the book of the yeara must-own title.
John J. Miller, "National Review Online" The strong and interlocking entries found in this encyclopedia will make it of great value to all who are interested in American conservatism. Its clarity and richness will suggest fresh and intriguing relations among conservative ideas, thinkers, movements, organizations, and politics. Certainly for all but the stubborn, habituated, and ideologically tenacious of right and left, it will end the ironclad identity of American conservatism with the political right and the Republican party.
Joseph Amato, "Journal of Social History" This well-edited encyclopedia arrives just as a new debate over the meaning of conservatism is opening. "American Conservatism" will prove useful for quick retrieval of basic information about key figures, events, and publications. But it promises to be especially valuable on account of its lengthier essays on a wide range of topics. No conservativeindeed, no student of American history and politicscan do without this excellent volume.
Terry Eastland, Publisher, "The Weekly Standard" An excellent source of information and insight, "American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia," is the mirror image of my own" Encyclopedia of the American Left," destined to fascinate, inform, and enrage, neither doctrinaire nor long-winded but well-written and entertaining.
Paul Buhle, Brown University This volume is an enormously ambitious undertaking which succeeds mightily. At once both authoritative and provocative, "American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia" is an indispensable reference for conservatives and those who seek to understand them.
Jonah Goldberg, National Review Online "American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia" took about 15 years to complete, and the result is impressive: over 250 contributors wrote 626 entries filling almost 1,000 pages. There are entries on figures from Lord Acton to Tom Wolfe, on subjects from abortion to the welfare state, and on organizations from the America First Committee to Young Americans for Freedom. But the best accomplishment of the editors (Bruce Frohnen et al.) isn't in having assembled so many wordsit's in having assembled so many different opinions.
"The American Enterprise Online" This is a splendid, and comprehensive, gathering of titles, ideas, people, trends, events, and organizations that comprise the history of American conservatism, no matter how you define it.
"The Weekly Standard" This particular reference book has weightier things in mind, and it succeeds admirably in identifying the lodestars of conservative thought and values in politics, religion, and the arts Perhaps the most interesting entries concern philosophy, religion, and the arts, where the editors demonstrate a fine grasp of the cultural wellsprings that conditioned and nurtured conservatism.
Christopher Willcox, "The New York Sun" This, I trust we can agree, is all for the good; and it is one of the abiding merits of this fine book that most any reader who fancies his own Conservatism the 'true' one, will if he reads with a probing intellectfind his fancy rebuked. Diversity is among the most brutalized of words in our day; yet in Conservatism we find a diversity deep and humane and exhilarating.
Paul J Cella, "RedState.com" Producing this encyclopedia was an enormous project; the entries took years to comission, collect, and compile. It is a wonderful resource with many virtues, and should be owned by every serious and inquisitive conservative.
"Claremont Review of Books" A marvelous miscellany... Great browsing territory.
"Wall Street Journal" Sometimes using the word 'conservative' as a political adjective reminds one of what St. Augustine said about time: Everyone knows what it is until they are asked to define it. Fortunately there is now an impressive volume to aid in this quest for clarity.
"Touchstone""

"Now American conservatism can claim another mark of distinction: an encyclopedia all its own."
--"The New York Times" "For conservatives, this is the book of the year--a must-own title."
--John J. Miller, "National Review Online" "The strong and interlocking entries found in this encyclopedia will make it of great value to all who are interested in American conservatism. Its clarity and richness will suggest fresh and intriguing relations among conservative ideas, thinkers, movements, organizations, and politics. Certainly for all but the stubborn, habituated, and ideologically tenacious of right and left, it will end the ironclad identity of American conservatism with the political right and the Republican party."
--Joseph Amato, "Journal of Social History" "This well-edited encyclopedia arrives just as a new debate over the meaning of conservatism is opening. "American Conservatism" will prove useful for quick retrieval of basic information about key figures, events, and publications. But it promises to be especially valuable on account of its lengthier essays on a wide range of topics. No conservative--indeed, no student of American history and politics--can do without this excellent volume."
--Terry Eastland, Publisher, "The Weekly Standard" "An excellent source of information and insight, "American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia," is the mirror image of my own" Encyclopedia of the American Left," destined to fascinate, inform, and enrage, neither doctrinaire nor long-winded but well-written and entertaining."
--Paul Buhle, Brown University "This volume is an enormously ambitious undertaking which succeeds mightily. At once both authoritative and provocative, "American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia" is an indispensable reference for conservatives and those who seek to understand them."
--Jonah Goldberg, National Review Online ""American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia" took about 15 years to complete, and the result is