Highlights from just the first few pages

"There is a new climate of intellectual opinion in France—a spirit of anti-Marxism and anti-Sovietism that will make it difficult for anyone to mobilize significant intellectual opposition to US policies."

"Many New Left intellectuals have rejected Marxism and developed a deep-rooted antipathy toward the Soviet Union. Anti-Sovietism, in fact, has become the touchstone of legitimacy in leftist circles, weakening the traditional anti-Americanism of the leftist intellectuals and allowing American culture—and even political and economic policies—to find new vogue."

"New Left activism is likely to increase bickering between the two leftist parties... it will probably increase voter defection from both Socialist and Communist camps".

  • T_Doug [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    While I'm sure your correct with regard to the New Philosophers specifically; in my experiences with academia Foucault is probably the most used philosopher in History and the Social Sciences. While Foucault is a pretty smart guy, he definitely represents left intellectual opposition to (or at least distrust of) communism/AES.