LEADER 03810oam 2200685I 450 001 9910779745903321 005 20230124183940.0 010 $a1-135-04368-X 010 $a1-138-28946-9 010 $a0-203-38040-1 010 $a1-135-04369-8 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203380406 035 $a(CKB)2550000001096275 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH25291458 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000918326 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12403547 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000918326 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10894511 035 $a(PQKB)10893657 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1244860 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1244860 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10728154 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL502853 035 $a(OCoLC)852416736 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB131647 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001096275 100 $a20180706d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLeo Strauss and the invasion of Iraq $eencountering the abyss /$fAggie Hirst 210 1$aMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (224 p.) 225 0 $aInterventions 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-415-62162-3 311 $a1-299-71602-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction 1. The Political Philosophy of Leo Strauss 2. The Straussians 3. The Straussian Interventions and the Invasion of Iraq 4. Challenging the Straussian Interventions 5. Deconstructing the Straussian Project 6. Challenging Ontological Foreclosure in Derridean Thought Conclusion 330 $a"The political philosophy of Leo Strauss has been the subject of significant scholarly and media attention in recent years, particularly in the context of the decision to invade Iraq in 2003. During the period since then, questions have been raised regarding the influence of the works of Leo Strauss on the individuals at the highest levels of the Bush administration. This is the first book that engages with the subject in both International Relations (IR) and in other disciplines. The book offers an exploration and demonstration of the ways in which elements of Strauss' thought are visible in the activities of the Bush administration during this period in the spheres of intelligence production, think tanks, and the media. Such an undertaking is not simply to demonstrate these connections and interventions, but also to challenge the logic underpinning Straussian thought. The book enacts a deconstructive challenge to Strauss' political philosophy which unsettles the fundamental assumptions it relies upon. In doing so, it exposes the securitising imperative underpinning Straussian thought and the Straussian interventions. It thereby contributes to crucial issues relating to IR theory, and contemporary foreign policy, while asserting that these dimensions of IR can and should be dealt with in conjunction with each other. This book would be of interest to students and scholars of IR, Political Theory, Security Studies and US Foreign Policy"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aInterventions. 606 $aPolitical science$xPhilosophy 606 $aInternational relations 606 $aIraq War, 2003-2011 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations 615 0$aPolitical science$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aInternational relations. 615 0$aIraq War, 2003-2011. 676 $a956.7044/31 686 $aPOL000000$aPOL011000$aPOL015000$2bisacsh 700 $aHirst$b Aggie.$01581836 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779745903321 996 $aLeo Strauss and the invasion of Iraq$93863672 997 $aUNINA