Leo Strauss and the politics of American empire /
The teachings of political theorist Leo Strauss (1899-1973) have recently received new attention, as political observers have become aware of the influence Strauss's students have had in shaping conservative agendas of the Bush administration - including the war on Iraq. This provocative book e...
| Основен автор: | Norton, Anne. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New Haven, CT ; London :
Yale University Press,
℗♭2004.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=188104 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Leo Strauss and the politics of American empire. |
| Резюме: |
The teachings of political theorist Leo Strauss (1899-1973) have recently received new attention, as political observers have become aware of the influence Strauss's students have had in shaping conservative agendas of the Bush administration - including the war on Iraq. This provocative book examines Strauss's ideas and the ways in which they have been appropriated, or misappropriated, by senior policymakers. Anne Norton, a political theorist trained by some of Strauss's most famous students, is well equipped to write on Strauss and Straussians. She tells three interwoven narratives: the story of Leo Strauss, a Jewish German-born emigre, who carried European philosophy into a new world; the story of the philosophic lineage that came from Leo Strauss; and the story of how America has been made a moral battleground by the likes of Paul Wolfowitz, Leon Kass, Carnes Lord, and Irving Kristol - Straussian conservatives committed to an American imperialism they believe will usher in a new world order. |
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| Описание на библ. документ: |
Includes index. |
| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiv, 235 pages) |
| ISBN: |
9780300130324 0300130325 |