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New Books in Critical Theory

Matthew McManus, "The Political Right and Equality: Turning Back the Tide of Egalitarian Modernity" (Routledge, 2023)

Sep 13, 2023
Matthew McManus, an intellectual historian of the conservative and reactionary tradition, presents an intellectual history of the political right, tracing its core to a nostalgia for hierarchical cosmos. He argues for a better understanding of the right's critiques towards equality and freedom. McManus suggests that hostility to equality unites the right and explores perspectives on what it means to be on the political right, the fusion of capitalism and social conservatism in the American right, the distinction between the political right and the far right, and the origins and development of liberal socialism.
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  • The political right's admiration for orderly political and social stratification stems from a nostalgia for an hierarchical societal structure.
  • The contemporary rise of right-wing forces can be attributed to a shared hostility towards the quest for equality and freedom.

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