American Neoconservatism: The Politics and Culture of a Reactionary Idealism

by Jean-François Drolet

Book Overview

American Neoconservatism moves beyond recent debates over the intricacies of the Bush administration's foreign policy to offer a deeper look at the philosophical premises of this 'new' conservatism in light of the historical events and changing social compacts that have created a demand for it over the past decades.

It surveys neoconservative discourses on democracy, the liberal state, capitalism, national security, international law and global...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199333459
• ISBN13: 9780199333455
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"