Suicide of the West: An Essay on the Meaning and Destiny of Liberalism
New York: The John Day Company, (1964). First printing. Cloth over boards. Octavo. 312 pages. Shallow bumps to head of spine, lettering darkened on spine, otherwise no significant wear to book. Jacket has just very slight spots of extremity wear. Near fine in a near fine, unclipped dust jacket.
Burnham argues that western civilization has been shrinking since 1917, and that the cause is neither an external threat nor a lack of material resources, but rather an internal failure of the will to survive rooted in liberal ideology. A significant book in the ongoing debate. Dedicated to "all liberals of good will.
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