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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Byrne, David T., author.Title: James Burnham : an intellectual biography / David T. Byrne.

Description: Ithaca : Northern Illinois University Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2025. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2024038939 (print) | LCCN 2024038940 (ebook) | ISBN 9781501780042 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781501780059 (epub) | ISBN 9781501780066 (pdf)

Subjects: LCSH: Burnham, James, 1905–1987. | Burnham, James, 1905–1987—Political and social views. | Burnham, James, 1905–1987—Philosophy. |Conservatism—United States—History—20th century.

Classification: LCC JC251.B87 B97 2025 (print) | LCC JC251.B87 (ebook) | DDC 320.52092 [B]—dc23/eng/20240925

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2024038939

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2024038940

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