Leo Strauss and the neoconservative critique of the liberal university: Postmodernism, relativism and the culture wars

Critical Studies in Education

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-32

  Peters, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture wars; Leo strauss; Neoconservatism

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957245335     PISSN: 17508487     EISSN: 17508495     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17508480701813524     Document Type: Article

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