American Burke: The Uncommon Liberalism of Daniel Patrick Moynihan

by Greg Weiner

Book Overview

Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927-2003) may be best known as a statesman. He served in the administrations of presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford; was ambassador to India and the United Nations; and represented New York in the U.S. Senate for four terms. But he was also an intellectual of the first order, whose books and papers on topics ranging from welfare policy and ethnicity in American society to international law stirred debate and steered...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700620966
• ISBN13: 9780700620968
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.7"