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Summary:

"This book analyzes one of the twentieth century's most important political writers. James Burnham began his intellectual career as a disciple of Leon Trotsky and ended it as a leading figure at America's preeminent conservative magazine, the National Review"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• The young Burnham
• Embracing Marxism
• Leaving Marxism
• The new elite
• The truth about the elite
• Samuel Francis, George Orwell, the bureaucratic elite, and power
• Using power against communism
• A strategy for liberation
• Thought and action
• National review, Congress and the American tradition, and Suicide of the west
• Vietnam failure and the non-western world
• Epilogue: Burnham today.

Author/Creator:

Byrne, David T. , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

James Burnham: an intellectual biography [by Byrne, D.T.]

Other Related Resources:

Online version: James Burnham [by Byrne, D.T.] (Ithaca : Northern Illinois University Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2025 — ISBN 9781501780059; LCCN 2024038940)

Subjects:

Burnham, James, 1905-1987

Burnham, James, 1905-1987 — Political and social views

Burnham, James, 1905-1987 — Philosophy

Conservatism — United States — History — 20th century

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Call Numbers:

JC251.B87 B97 2025eb

ISBNs:

9781501780059 (electronic bk.)
1501780050 (electronic bk.)
9781501780042 [Invalid]
1501780042 [Invalid]

Other Control Numbers:

3881306 (source: EbpS)
[Unknown Type]: ybp307740246