The Neocon ReaderIrwin M. Stelzer Although neo-conservatism isn't new, the term is widely misapplied, and neo-conservative foreign and domestic policies are little understood. In this anthology of essays written by today's leading neocons, columnists, politicians, and other prominent thinkers give a comprehensive overview of neo-conservative ideology in a bold collection of classic and original essays written especially for this book. Contributors include Max Boot, Lady Margaret Thatcher, George Will, and Condoleezza Rice, among others. Editor Irwin Stelzer attempts to dispel many of the myths built up by foreign and some domestic media that have led many Americans to view neo-conservatism as a radical and cohesive movement. Rather, Stelzer seeks to prove neocons are an eclectic group of intellectuals and politicians who agree on some major policy issues but who pride themselves on their individuality. The Neocon Reader provides a collection of the ideas that are exerting enormous influence on American foreign and defense policy, and serves as an important reminder of how a loose-knit band of intellectuals and politicians thought, wrote, and preached their way into the halls of power. |
Contents
Acknowledgements | 1 |
Irving Kristol | 31 |
David Brooks | 39 |
Neoconservatives and Foreign Policy with Some | 53 |
John R Bolton | 117 |
Neoconservatives and Domestic Policy | 141 |
Q Wilson and George L Kelling | 149 |
Irving | 167 |
Philosophic Roots the Role of Leo Strauss and the War | 201 |
The Very British Roots of Neoconservatism and its Lessons | 269 |
Jeffrey Gedmin | 289 |
A View from Portugal | 299 |
List of Contributors | 311 |
Sources | 318 |
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