Books by James Young

Records the never-ending antics of a picaresque circus of addicts, outsiders and misfits who travelled the world encountering an equally bizarre and extraordinary mixture of people. John Cale, Allen Ginsberg and Gregory Corso are among those who appear in the ultimately tragic story of Nico, the last Bohemian. Originally published in 1992.

A post-apocolyptic science fiction novel that follows the struggles of two people to reunite in a world of mad clerics, mechanical undead and murderous angels.

This book is a powerful survey of the whole of U.S. political thought and a trenchant critique of contemporary political debates. It is essential reading for anyone who cares about the future of U.S. political thought or, indeed, about the future of the country itself.

Re-evaluating Louis Hartz's interpretation of American politics 40 years ago in "The Liberal Tradition in America", this book examines significant movements in US history and argues that the liberal tradition is richer and more complex than Hartz and most contemporary theorists have admitted.