Contra Mundum: Joseph de Maistre & The Birth of Tradition

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Anyone who wants to understand modern ultramontanism, monarchism, or integralism, is led to engage with the highly influential and controversial figure of Joseph de Maistre. Thomas Isham provides here a lively and readable introduction to Maistre’s thought. Though he died nearly two centuries ago, his ideas hold much of value for the present day.