It is now commonly acknowledged that numerous key players in and
around the Bush administrationa (TM)s planning of the Iraq invasion
were connected through a common background in the political
philosophy of Leo Strauss, a German-born University of Chicago
professor who died in 1973. These Straussian "neocons" were held
responsible for exploiting the September 11th attacks in order to
further their own foreign policy agenda. Cloaked in Virtue is the
first book to take a critical view of the political ideas of Leo
Strauss himself by careful attention to his own writings before and
after his emigration to the United States. The result is a critical
examination of the political theory of Leo Strauss, lifting the
veil of intentional obfuscation, and its influence on the
neoconservative foreign policy of the George W. Bush
administration.
This book will be of interest to students and scholars of
politics and international relations.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
December 2007 |
First published: |
July 2005 |
Authors: |
Nicholas Xenos
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
174 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-95089-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
|
LSN: |
0-415-95089-9 |
Barcode: |
9780415950893 |
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