Radicals for capitalism: a freewheeling history of the modern American libertarian movement

Doherty, Brian, 1968-

Radicals for capitalism: a freewheeling history of the modern American libertarian movement Brian Doherty. - New York : PublicAffairs, c2007. - x, 741 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 715-718) and index.

Patriots, unterrified Jeffersonians, and superfluous men -- Austrian roadblocks on the road to serfdom -- The three furies of libertarianism -- Fighting for the freedom philosophy -- Objectivism, anarcho-capitalism, and the effects of psychedelics on faith and freedom -- The Goldwater movement, the objectivist crackup, and the hippies of the right -- Libertarian Zionism, the Koch Bubble, and America's third largest political party -- A mainstreamed radicalism -- The twilight of the libertarian gods.

9781586483500 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1586483501 (hardcover : alk. paper)

2006036915


Libertarianism--History--United States--20th century.
Capitalism--History--United States--20th century.

JC599.U5 / D64 2007

320.512

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