The fortunes of permanence : culture and anarchy in an age of amnesia /
Kimball, Roger,1953-
South Bend, Ind. : St. Augustine's Press,
2012.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The fortunes of permanence -- Institutionalizing our demise: America vs. multiculturalism -- Pericles and the foreseeable future: 9/11 a decade later -- Rereading John Buchan -- A dangerous book for boys -- Rudyard Kipling unburdened -- G.K. Chesterton: master of rejuvenation -- Does shame have a future? -- The consequences of Richard Weaver -- "Art in crisis" -- Why the art world is a disaster -- Architecture & ideology -- Friends of humanity -- The death of socialism -- The power of James Burnham -- What's wrong with benevolence -- Malcolm Muggeridge's journey -- Leszek Kolakowski & the anatomy of totalitarianism -- Hayek & the intellectuals.
Social values
Social change
Cultural relativism.
Civilization, Western
Civilization, Modern