Key thinkers of the radical right : behind the new threat to liberal democracy / edited by Mark Sedgwick.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sedgwick, Mark J., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conservatism--Philosophy.

Conservatism.

Political science--Philosophy--History.

Political science.

Political science--Philosophy.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 325 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]

Summary:

" Since the start of the twenty-first century, the political mainstream has been shifting to the right. The liberal orthodoxy that took hold in the West as a reaction to the Second World War is breaking down. In Europe, populist political parties have pulled the mainstream in their direction; in America, a series of challenges to the Republican mainstream culminated in the 2016 election of Donald Trump. In Key Thinkers of the Radical Right, sixteen expert scholars explain sixteen thinkers, providing an introduction to their life and work, a guide to their thought, and an explanation of their work's reception. The chapters focus on thinkers who are widely read across the political right in both Europe and America, such as Julius Evola, Alain de Benoist, and Richard B. Spencer. Featuring classic, modern, and emerging thinkers, this selection provides a good representation of the intellectual right and avoids making political or value judgments. In an increasingly polarized political environment, Key Thinkers of the Radical Right offers a comprehensive and unbiased introduction to the thinkers who form the foundation of the radical right. "-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction / Mark Sedgwick

Section I: Classic Thinkers

1: Oswald Spengler and the Decline of the West / David Engels

2: Ernst Jünger and the Storm of Steel / Elliot Y. Neaman

3: Carl Schmitt and the Concept of the Political / Reinhard Mehring

4: Julius Evola and Tradition / H. Tomas Hakl

Section II: Modern Thinkers

5: Alain de Benoist and the New Right / Jean-Yves Camus

6: Guillaume Faye and Identitarianism / Stéphane François

7: Paul Gottfried and Paleoconservatism / Seth Bartee

8: Patrick J. Buchanan and the Death of the West / Edward Ashbee

9: Jared Taylor and White Identity / Russell Nieli

10: Alexander Dugin and Eurasianism / Marlene Laruelle

11: Bat Ye'or and Eurabia / Sindre Bangstad

Section III: Emergent Thinkers

12: Mencius Moldbug and the Reactionary Enlightenment / Joshua Tait

13: Greg Johnson and Counter-Currents / Graham Macklin

14: Richard B. Spencer and the Alt Right / Tamir Bar-On

15: Jack Donovan and Male Tribalism / Matthew N. Lyons

16: Daniel Friberg and Expressive Culture / Benjamin Teitelbaum

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Key thinkers of the radical right

ISBN:

9780190877583

0190877588

9780190877590

0190877596

OCLC:

1060181605