{"product_id":"the-neoconservatives","title":"The Neoconservatives","description":"\u003cp\u003eSteinfels main problem is to establish that the amorphous group known as new conservatives have a definable doctrine. A former editor of Commonweal  hes known many of his subjects as opponents  but unlike other liberal analysts  he takes the neoconservatives very seriously. That they form a group is undeniable; as he emphasizes  their main foci are the journals Commentary \u0026amp; Public Interest  \u0026amp; its mainly there--with forays into The Atlantic Monthly  Encounter  The Wall Street Journal  The New Leader \u0026amp; Fortune  that they gather: Daniel Bell  Nathan Glazer  Irving Kristol  Robert Nisbet  Daniel Moynihan  et al. That they form a literary coterie is significant because their style  oriented toward High Journalism  defines many of its characteristics: Neoconservatism  it might be said  is literary criticism \u0026amp; social science aspiring to the rank of political philosophy. This group is also characterized by generational homogeneity (most were born in the 20s); by the former leftist orientation of its members; \u0026amp; by the positions of power they occupy in academic \u0026amp; literary circles. But Steinfels is intent on making the more important claim that neoconservatism could become the true conservatism this country has lacked. Accepting the liberal consensus view of American history  he nevertheless argues that the neoconservative emphasis upon the lack of moral values in a secular society \u0026amp; their championing of capitalist rationality form the foundation for a conservative theory built on the achievements of American liberalism. Centering on Kristol  Bell \u0026amp; Moynihan  Steinfels exposes the neoconservatives weaknesses--lack of self-criticism  pomposity  misrepresentation of their opponents position  refusal to criticize capitalism  inconsistency--while praising their effort to raise substantive issues for public scrutiny. Elsewhere he examines the history of neoconservatism thru the Cold War \u0026amp; the New Left  the neoconservative critique of the new class of alienated intellectuals  \u0026amp; issues of equality \u0026amp; public policy. Altho he sometimes makes their theories more plausible than they are  he makes a good case for taking the neos seriously. Comprehensive  up-to-date \u0026amp; accessible.--Kirkus (edited)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44983494803509,"sku":"ByrdShop_0671226657","price":62.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780671226657.jpg?v=1770796631","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-neoconservatives","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}