US conservatives have repeatedly turned to classical Greece for
inspiration and rhetorical power. In the 1950s they used Plato to
defend moral absolutism; in the 1960s it was Aristotle as a means
to develop a uniquely conservative social science; and then
Thucydides helped to justify a more assertive foreign policy in the
1990s. By tracing this phenomenon and analysing these, and various
other, examples of selectivity, subversion and adaptation within
their broader social and political contexts, John Bloxham here
employs classical thought as a prism through which to explore
competing strands in American conservatism. From the early years of
the Cold War to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Bloxham illuminates the
depth of conservatives' engagement with Greece, the singular
flexibility of Greek ideas and the varied and diverse ways that
Greek thought has reinforced and invigorated conservatism. This
innovative work of reception studies offers a richer understanding
of the American Right and is important reading for classicists,
modern US historians and political scientists alike.
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