Suicide of the West: an essay on the meaning and destiny of liberalism |
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User Review - Eagleduck86 - LibraryThingA classic work that is illuminating at least as much for its analysis of modern ideology as for its thesis (which has become relevant again in the face of the rise of militant Islam). The main flaw in ... Read full review
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The Contraction of the West | 13 |
Who Are the Liberals? | 27 |
in Human Nature and the Good Society | 46 |
Copyright | |
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