James Burnham

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• Political Science
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James Burnham's Degrees

• Bachelors Political Science Princeton University

Why Is James Burnham Influential?

According to Wikipedia, James Burnham was an American philosopher and political theorist. He chaired the New York University Department of Philosophy; his first book was An Introduction to Philosophical Analysis . Burnham became a prominent Trotskyist activist in the 1930s. He later rejected Marxism and became an even more influential theorist of the political right as a leader of the American conservative movement. His book The Managerial Revolution, published in 1941, speculated on the future of capitalism. Burnham was an editor and a regular contributor to William F. Buckley's conservative magazine National Review on a variety of topics. He rejected containment of the Soviet Union and called for the rollback of communism worldwide.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With James Burnham?

James Burnham is affiliated with the following schools:

• Princeton University
• New York University