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UNINA9910369909503321 |
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Autore |
McManus Matthew |
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Titolo |
The rise of post-modern conservatism : neoliberalism, post-modern culture, and reactionary politics / / Matthew McManus |
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Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer Nature, , [2020] |
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�2020 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2020.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxvii, 255 pages) |
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Collana |
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Palgrave Studies in Classical Liberalism, , 2662-6489 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Postmodernism |
Conservatism |
Neoliberalism |
Conservatism - Philosophy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Post-Modernism as Philosophy and Post-Modernism as Culture -- 2. The Emergence of Post-Modern Culture in Neoliberal Society -- 3. Who are the Post-Modern Conservatives? -- 4. Brexit, Donald Trump, and the Rise of Post-Modern Conservatism Across the Globe -- 5. An Egalitarian Agenda for the Future. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book is designed as a timely analysis of the rise of post-modern conservatism in many Western countries across the globe. It provides a theoretical overview of post-modernism, why post-modern conservatism emerged, what distinguishes it from other variants of conservatism and differing political doctrines, and how post-modern conservatism governs in practice. First developing a unique genealogy of conservative thought, arguing that the historicist and irrationalist strains of conservatism were ripe for mutation into post-modern form under the right social and cultural conditions, then providing a new unique theoretical framework to describe the conditions for the emergence of post-modern conservatism, The Rise of Post-modern Conservatism applies its theoretical framework to a concrete analysis of the politics of the day. Ultimately, it aims to help us understand the emergence and rise of identity oriented alt right movements and their |
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“populist” spokesmen particularly in the United States, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Poland, and now Italy. |
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