Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter One – Plato’s Ideas had Consequences: Greek Thought and the ‘New Conservatives’ Chapter Two – Leo Strauss and the Ancients against the Moderns Chapter Three – Greek Thought and a Neoconservative Social Science Chapter Four – Educational Culture Wars and the Classicizing of the American Mind Chapter Five – Greek Thought and Iraq War II Conclusion References

Promotional Information

US conservatives have repeatedly turned to classical Greece for inspiration and rhetorical power.

About the Author

John Bloxham teaches at the University of Nottingham, where he leads courses on classical history and ancient Greek. He is also an associate tutor at the University of Leicester and associate lecturer at the Open University. He received his PhD from the University of Nottingham.

Reviews

This is a fascinating book ... A first-class critique of how conservative thinkers in post-war America turned back to the ancient Greeks in their challenge to liberal relativism.
*Classics for All*

It is refreshing to read a balanced discussion of American political ideologies. John Bloxham's Ancient Greece and American Conservatism: Classical Influence on the Modern Right is an admirable example of scholarly detachment and penetrating analysis … One of the most important contributions of Bloxham's monograph is to illuminate the diversity of conservative approaches to ancient and modern history … By combining classical reception studies, the classical tradition, and intellectual history, Bloxham clearly illustrates the dynamic nature of classical texts and many of the underlying theories of American conservative authors. Without a doubt, this book is a valuable contribution to the study of Classics and History and serves as a model for sound and well-reasoned scholarship.
*The Classical Journal*