Bertrand de Jouvenel [Texte imprimé] : the conservative liberal and the illusions of modernity / Daniel J. Mahoney

Notes bibliogr.

Introduction: the itinerary of a conservative liberal -- Taming the Minotaur: the nature and limits of power -- Beyond the prison of the corollaries: liberty and the common good -- The spirit of sovereignty and the regulated will -- Economics and the good life -- The specter of bellicose politics -- Political philosopher and "voyager in the century."