Spectrum
From Right to Left in the World of Ideas

This text provides an analysis of contemporary thinkers, ranging across the field of history, philosophy and politics. Clear expositions, and critical analysis of the thoughts of figures including Hobsbawn, E.P. Thompson, John Rawls, Friedrich Hayek and Leo Strauss.

The book ends with some comparative observations on the two leading intellectual periodicals of the UK and USA, the London Review of Books and New York Review of Books; and a piece of family history.