Liberalism Against Itself: Cold War Intellectuals and the Making of Our Times

by Samuel Moyn

Book Overview

The Cold War roots of liberalism's present crisis

" A] daring new book."--Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post

"A fascinating and combative intellectual history."--Gideon Rachman, Financial Times

By the middle of the twentieth century, many liberals looked glumly at the world modernity had brought about, with its devastating wars, rising totalitarianism, and permanent nuclear terror. They concluded...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300280122
• ISBN13: 9780300280128
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.6"