Reflections Of A Neoconservative: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
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A landmark work in American political thought, Reflections of a Neoconservative: Looking Back, Looking Ahead presents Irving Kristol's incisive and authoritative survey of the neoconservative intellectual movement he helped define. Kristol chronicles his own ideological evolution from youthful socialism to a robust defense of democratic capitalism, arguing with characteristic clarity that traditional liberal assumptions had failed to reckon with the realities of human nature, culture, and governance. The collection assembles essays that dissect the welfare state, the role of religion in public life, and the cultural contradictions of modernity, all delivered in a tone that is sharp, confident, and unapologetically polemical. Widely regarded as essential reading for understanding the rise of neoconservatism in the latter half of the twentieth century, this volume illustrates why Kristol earned his reputation as the movement's godfather and remains a vital reference point for students of American conservatism and political philosophy alike.
Author: Irving Kristol
Format: Hardback
Published: 1983, Basic Books, Inc., Publishers
Genre: Politics & law
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A landmark work in American political thought, Reflections of a Neoconservative: Looking Back, Looking Ahead presents Irving Kristol's incisive and authoritative survey of the neoconservative intellectual movement he helped define. Kristol chronicles his own ideological evolution from youthful socialism to a robust defense of democratic capitalism, arguing with characteristic clarity that traditional liberal assumptions had failed to reckon with the realities of human nature, culture, and governance. The collection assembles essays that dissect the welfare state, the role of religion in public life, and the cultural contradictions of modernity, all delivered in a tone that is sharp, confident, and unapologetically polemical. Widely regarded as essential reading for understanding the rise of neoconservatism in the latter half of the twentieth century, this volume illustrates why Kristol earned his reputation as the movement's godfather and remains a vital reference point for students of American conservatism and political philosophy alike.