Key Thinkers of the Radical Right : Behind the New Threat to Liberal Democracy

Since The Start Of The Twenty-first Century, The Political Mainstream Has Been Shifting To The Right. The Liberal Orthodoxy That Took Hold In The West As A Reaction To The Second World War Is Breaking Down. In Europe, Populist Political Parties Have Pulled The Mainstream In Their Direction; In America, A Series Of Challenges To The Republican Mainstream Culminated In The 2016 Election Of Donald Trump. In Key Thinkers Of The Radical Right, Sixteen Expert Scholars Explain Sixteen Thinkers, Providing An Introduction To Their Life And Work, A Guide To Their Thought, And An Explanation Of Their Work's Reception. The Chapters Focus On Thinkers Who Are Widely Read Across The Political Right In Both Europe And America, Such As Julius Evola, Alain De Benoist, And Richard B. Spencer. Featuring Classic, Modern, And Emerging Thinkers, This Selection Provides A Good Representation Of The Intellectual Right And Avoids Making Political Or Value Judgments. In An Increasingly Polarized Political Environment, Key Thinkers Of The Radical Right Offers A Comprehensive And Unbiased Introduction To The Thinkers Who Form The Foundation Of The Radical Right. -- Introduction / Mark Sedgwick -- Section I: Classic Thinkers -- 1: Oswald Spengler And The Decline Of The West / David Engels -- 2: Ernst Jünger And The Storm Of Steel / Elliot Y. Neaman -- 3: Carl Schmitt And The Concept Of The Political / Reinhard Mehring -- 4: Julius Evola And Tradition / H. Tomas Hakl -- Section Ii: Modern Thinkers -- 5: Alain De Benoist And The New Right / Jean-yves Camus -- 6: Guillaume Faye And Identitarianism / Stéphane François -- 7: Paul Gottfried And Paleoconservatism / Seth Bartee -- 8: Patrick J. Buchanan And The Death Of The West / Edward Ashbee -- 9: Jared Taylor And White Identity / Russell Nieli -- 10: Alexander Dugin And Eurasianism / Marlene Laruelle -- 11: Bat Ye'or And Eurabia / Sindre Bangstad -- Section Iii: Emergent Thinkers -- 12: Mencius Moldbug And The Reactionary Enlightenment / Joshua Tait -- 13: Greg Johnson And Counter-currents / Graham Macklin -- 14: Richard B. Spencer And The Alt Right / Tamir Bar-on -- 15: Jack Donovan And Male Tribalism / Matthew N. Lyons -- 16: Daniel Friberg And Expressive Culture / Benjamin Teitelbaum -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. Edited By Mark Sedgwick. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Since The Start Of The Twenty-first Century, The Political Mainstream Has Been Shifting To The Right. The Liberal Orthodoxy That Took Hold In The West As A Reaction To The Second World War Is Breaking Down. In Europe, Populist Political Parties Have Pulled The Mainstream In Their Direction; In America, A Series Of Challenges To The Republican Mainstream Culminated In The 2016 Election Of Donald Trump. In Key Thinkers Of The Radical Right, Sixteen Expert Scholars Explain Sixteen Thinkers, Providing An Introduction To Their Life And Work, A Guide To Their Thought, And An Explanation Of Their Work's Reception. The Chapters Focus On Thinkers Who Are Widely Read Across The Political Right In Both Europe And America, Such As Julius Evola, Alain De Benoist, And Richard B. Spencer. Featuring Classic, Modern, And Emerging Thinkers, This Selection Provides A Good Representation Of The Intellectual Right And Avoids Making Political Or Value Judgments. In An Increasingly Polarized Political Environment, Key Thinkers Of The Radical Right Offers A Comprehensive And Unbiased Introduction To The Thinkers Who Form The Foundation Of The Radical Right. -- Introduction / Mark Sedgwick -- Section I: Classic Thinkers -- 1: Oswald Spengler And The Decline Of The West / David Engels -- 2: Ernst Jünger And The Storm Of Steel / Elliot Y. Neaman -- 3: Carl Schmitt And The Concept Of The Political / Reinhard Mehring -- 4: Julius Evola And Tradition / H. Tomas Hakl -- Section Ii: Modern Thinkers -- 5: Alain De Benoist And The New Right / Jean-yves Camus -- 6: Guillaume Faye And Identitarianism / Stéphane François -- 7: Paul Gottfried And Paleoconservatism / Seth Bartee -- 8: Patrick J. Buchanan And The Death Of The West / Edward Ashbee -- 9: Jared Taylor And White Identity / Russell Nieli -- 10: Alexander Dugin And Eurasianism / Marlene Laruelle -- 11: Bat Ye'or And Eurabia / Sindre Bangstad -- Section Iii: Emergent Thinkers -- 12: Mencius Moldbug And The Reactionary Enlightenment / Joshua Tait -- 13: Greg Johnson And Counter-currents / Graham Macklin -- 14: Richard B. Spencer And The Alt Right / Tamir Bar-on -- 15: Jack Donovan And Male Tribalism / Matthew N. Lyons -- 16: Daniel Friberg And Expressive Culture / Benjamin Teitelbaum -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. Edited By Mark Sedgwick. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. " Since the start of the twenty-first century, the political mainstream has been shifting to the right. The liberal orthodoxy that took hold in the West as a reaction to the Second World War is breaking down. In Europe, populist political parties have pulled the mainstream in their direction; in America, a series of challenges to the Republican mainstream culminated in the 2016 election of Donald Trump. In Key Thinkers of the Radical Right, sixteen expert scholars explain sixteen thinkers, providing an introduction to their life and work, a guide to their thought, and an explanation of their work's reception. The chapters focus on thinkers who are widely read across the political right in both Europe and America, such as Julius Evola, Alain de Benoist, and Richard B. Spencer. Featuring classic, modern, and emerging thinkers, this selection provides a good representation of the intellectual right and avoids making political or value judgments. In an increasingly polarized political environment, Key Thinkers of the Radical Right offers a comprehensive and unbiased introduction to the thinkers who form the foundation of the radical right. "-- Provided by publisher Since the start of the twenty-first century, the political mainstream has been shifting to the right. The liberal orthodoxy that took hold in the West as a reaction to the Second World War is breaking down. In Europe, populist political parties have pulled the mainstream in their direction; in America, a series of challenges to the Republican mainstream culminated in the 2016 election of Donald Trump. 0In Key Thinkers of the Radical Right, sixteen expert scholars explain sixteen thinkers, providing an introduction to their life and work, a guide to their thought, and an explanation of their work's reception. The chapters focus on thinkers who are widely read across the political right in both Europe and America, such as Julius Evola, Alain de Benoist, and Richard B. Spencer. Featuring classic, modern, and emerging thinkers, this selection provides a good representation of the intellectual right and avoids making political or value judgments. In an increasingly polarized political environment, Key Thinkers of the Radical Right offers a comprehensive and unbiased introduction to the thinkers who form the foundation of the radical right Cover 1 Key Thinkers of the Radical Right 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Contributors 8 Introduction 14 Part I: Classic Thinkers 28 1. Oswald Spengler and the Decline of the West 30 2. Ernst Jünger and Storms of Steel 49 3. Carl Schmitt and the Politics of Identity 63 4. Julius Evola and Tradition 81 Part II: Modern Thinkers 98 5. Alain de Benoist and the New Right 100 6. Guillaume Faye and Archeofuturism 118 7. Paul Gottfried and Paleoconservatism 129 8. Patrick J. Buchanan and the Death of the West 148 9. Jared Taylor and White Identity 164 10. Alexander Dugin and Eurasianism 182 11. Bat Ye’or and Eurabia 197 Part III: Emergent Thinkers 212 12. Mencius Moldbug and Neoreaction 214 13. Greg Johnson and Counter-​Currents 231 14. Richard B. Spencer and the Alt Right 251 15. Jack Donovan and Male Tribalism 269 16. Daniel Friberg and Metapolitics in Action 286 Select Bibliographies 304 Index 320 In an increasingly polarized political environment, Key Thinkers of the Radical Right offers a comprehensive and unbiased introduction to the thinkers who form the foundation of the radical right. Sixteen expert scholars explain sixteen classic, modern, and emerging thinkers, focusing on thinkers who are widely read across the political right in both Europe and America.