In the post-9/11 West, there is no shortage of strident voices telling us that Islam is a threat to the security, values, way of life, and even existence of the United States and Europe. For better or
Why "the Muslim question" is really about the West and its own anxieties-not IslamIn this fearless, original book, Anne Norton demolishes the notion that there is a "clash of civilizations" between th
How do you write history when it's no longer linear? In Bloodrites of the Post-Structuralists, respected political theorist Anne Norton reminds us of the real interplay between words (laws, scriptures
The teachings of political theorist Leo Strauss (1899?1973) have recently received new attention, as political observers have become aware of the influence Strauss’s students have had in shaping conse
In this book, distinguished political scientist Anne Norton proposes 95 theses that launch a brilliant, witty polemic against the orthodoxy in her own field.Rejecting the antiquated and stultifying m
Norton examines the enactment of liberal ideas in popular culture; in the possessions of ordinary people and the habits of everyday life. She sees liberalism as the common sense of the American people
