The political ideas of Leo Strauss
By: with a new introduction by the author Shadia B. Drury.
Contributors: Drury, Shadia B., 1950-
Edition: Updated ed.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781403969545
Subjects: Strauss, Leo; Political science
Description: 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. A polemic against Strauss and his followers, the original edition has won Drury little friendship from the neoconservative camp and this revised edition with a new introduction is sure to continue the controversy among political theorists.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Political ideas of Leo Strauss. 1988.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-252) and index.