Neo-conservatism: The Autobiography of an Idea

Kristol, Irving

ISBN 10: 0028740211 / ISBN 13: 9780028740218

Published by Free Press, 1995

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Synopsis:

Neoconservatism is the movement that has provided the intellectual foundation for the resurgence of American conservatism in our time. And if neoconservatism can be said to have a father or an architect, that person is Irving Kristol.
Neoconservatism is the most comprehensive selection of Kristol's influential writings on politics and economics, as well as the best of his now-famous essays on society, religion, culture, literature, education, and - above all - the "values" issues that have come to define the neo-conservative critique of contemporary life.
These essays provide an unparalleled insight into the 50-year development of Kristol's social and political ideas, from an uneasy socialism tempered with religious orthodoxy, to a vigilant optimism about the future of the American experiment. Those already familiar with Kristol's work will especially enjoy the new autobiographical essay that introduces this volume; it is sprinkled with personal recollections about such luminaries as Lionel Trilling, Leo Strauss, Saul Bellow, Sidney Hook, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, and historian Gertrude Himmelfarb (who is also Mrs. Kristol). Those relatively new to Kristol's writings will be treated to some of the most lucid, insightful, entertaining, and intellectually challenging essays of our time.

About the Author: Irving Kristol is editor of The Public Interest and publisher of The National Interest and is John M. Olin Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Neo-conservatism: The Autobiography of an ...
Publisher: Free Press
Publication Date: 1995
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good