Leo Strauss and the Politics of American Empire 0300104367 (Hardcover – Used)

The teachings of political theorist Leo Strauss (18991973) 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 administrationincluding 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 KristolStraussian conservatives committed to an American imperialism they believe will usher in a new world order."-Leo Strauss and the Politics of American Empire
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