{"product_id":"leo-strauss-and-the-politics-of-american-empire-0300109733","title":"Leo Strauss and the Politics of American Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0300109733\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Norton, Anne\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow an unlikely group of academics came to power in Washington and provided the philosophical justification for the war on IraqThe teachings of political theorist Leo Strauss (1899-1973) have recently received new attention, as political observers have become aware of the influence Strausss students have had in shaping conservative agendas of the Bush administration-including the war on Iraq. This provocative book examines Strausss ideas and the ways in which they have been appropriated, or misappropriated, by senior policymakers.Anne Norton, a political theorist trained by some of Strausss most famous students, is well equipped to write on Strauss and Straussians. She tells three interwoven narratives: the story of Leo Strauss, a Jewish German-born émigré, who carried European philosophy into a new world; the story of the philosophic lineage that came from Leo Strauss; and the story of how America has been made a moral battleground by the likes of Paul Wolfowitz, Leon Kass, Carnes Lord, and Irving Kristol-Straussian conservatives committed to an American imperialism they believe will usher in a new world order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51735539908896,"sku":"NEW0300109733","price":38.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61iwhWnW2CL.jpg?v=1779487477","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/leo-strauss-and-the-politics-of-american-empire-0300109733","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}