The political ideas of Leo Strauss / / with a new introduction by the author Shadia B. Drury

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910810963303321
• Autore: Drury Shadia B. <1950->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, c2005
• ISBN: 1-281-36403-7; 9786611364038; 1-4039-7859-X
• Edizione: [Updated ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: lxv, 256 p
• Altri autori (Persone): DruryShadia B. <1950->
• Disciplina: 320/.01
• Soggetti: Political science
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Rev. ed. of: Political ideas of Leo Strauss. 1988.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-252) and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Now in paperback, this book explores the political thought of Leo Strauss, a philosopher most noted for playing a key role in neoconservative thought in America. Drury explores Strauss's thought and its role in American politics, exposing what she argues are the elitist, nearly authoritarian strains within it and those who follow it.