The Rise of Post-Modern Conservatism
Neoliberalism, Post-Modern Culture, and Reactionary Politics
Authors: McManus, Matthew
Free Preview- Provides a timely analysis of the rise of identity-oriented alt-right movements
- Develops a genealogy of conservative thought to contextualize its post-modern mutation
- Provide a unique theoretical framework to analyze post-modern conservatism
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This book is designed as a timely analysis of the rise of post-modern conservatism in many Western countries across the globe. It provides a theoretical overview of post-modernism, why post-modern conservatism emerged, what distinguishes it from other variants of conservatism and differing political doctrines, and how post-modern conservatism governs in practice. First developing a unique genealogy of conservative thought, arguing that the historicist and irrationalist strains of conservatism were ripe for mutation into post-modern form under the right social and cultural conditions, then providing a new unique theoretical framework to describe the conditions for the emergence of post-modern conservatism, The Rise of Post-modern Conservatism applies its theoretical framework to a concrete analysis of the politics of the day. Ultimately, it aims to help us understand the emergence and rise of identity oriented alt right movements and their “populist” spokesmen particularly in the United States, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Poland, and now Italy.
- About the authors
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Matthew Allan McManus received his PhD from the Socio-Legal Studies program at York University, Canada in 2017, after acquiring an LL.M in International Human Rights Law from the National University of Ireland. He is currently a Visiting Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of TEC de Monterrey, Mexico.
- Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 3-18
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Post-modernism as Philosophy and Post-modernism as Culture
Pages 19-44
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The Emergence of Post-modern Culture in Neoliberal Society
Pages 45-110
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Who Are the Post-modern Conservatives?
Pages 113-166
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Brexit, Donald Trump, and the Rise of Post-modern Conservatism Across the Globe
Pages 167-209
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Rise of Post-Modern Conservatism
- Book Subtitle
- Neoliberalism, Post-Modern Culture, and Reactionary Politics
- Authors
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- Matthew McManus
- Series Title
- Palgrave Studies in Classical Liberalism
- Copyright
- 2020
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-24682-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-24682-2
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-24681-5
- Series ISSN
- 2662-6470
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXVII, 255
- Number of Illustrations
- 1 b/w illustrations
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