{"product_id":"barbarians-in-the-saddle","title":"Barbarians in the Saddle","description":"\u003cp\u003eRichard M. Weaver was one of the founders of modern conservatism and an enduring intellectual figure of twentieth-century America. He was dedicated to examining the dual nature of human beings and the quest for civilized communities in a corrupted age that believed in the religion of science and in the \"natural goodness\" of man. Weaver's \u003cem\u003eIdeas Have Consequences \u003c\/em\u003esowed the seeds for the traditionalist wing of modern American conservatism. On the brink of the twenty-first century, the triumph of science and technology looms larger than ever. Weaver's prophetic writings on post-World War II Western decline and his visionary talents, however bleak, can easily extend into many facets of modern life: high divorce rates, a declining standard of living, the dehumanizing aspects of a corporate economy, and the destruction of civil communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBarbarians in the Saddle \u003c\/em\u003eis Joseph Scotchie's intellectual biography of Richard M. Weaver. It is an in-depth study of each of Weaver's published works and an examination of the significant influence he had on the formation of conservative America. \u003cem\u003eIdeas Have Consequences \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eVisions of Order \u003c\/em\u003eexamine the problem of life in \"megalopolis\" where the best of everything is promised to the restless masses by their leaders and a cradle-to-grave social security state results in dangerous levels of decadence, resentment, and the loss of civility and culture. In \u003cem\u003eThe Southern Tradition at Bay \u003c\/em\u003eand other essays on the American South, Weaver expresses his preference for the nonmaterialistic, virtuous ethos of the Old South. Finally, \u003cem\u003eThe Ethics of Rhetoric \u003c\/em\u003ehighlights Weaver's devotion to a discipline increasingly out of favor with academia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirty years after his untimely death, Richard Weaver remains a heroic figure to many concerned about the state of American culture and its alienated, rootless conditions. Now a new generation of leaders can understand the importance of this pioneer of thought. \u003cem\u003eBarbarians in the Saddle \u003c\/em\u003ewill be of significant value to political theorists, philosophers, and students of American civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54247437369688,"sku":"9781138507524","price":55.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781138507524_ae527b4a-2c11-4a82-9d01-39aef6e8b023.jpg?v=1769852751","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/barbarians-in-the-saddle","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}