Critique of Anti-Liberalism

Author: Stephen Holmes
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: The "Pursuit of Liberty" published in 1995 is a highly influential and controversial work. Adulators praise it as an "outstanding work" and a "major contribution to the debate on American political culture," while critics are greatly annoyed by its narrow-minded and even intolerant characteristics. However, both supporters and critics would agree that it is not only a highly polemical and aggressive book but also an important study of liberalism and its critics. As The Economist commented on this book: "Anyone who is trapped in communitarianism and cannot extricate themselves has a responsibility to read Mr. Holmes's book, while others should read it with a pleasant mindset."