Try free for 30 days
-
A Handbook for Right-Wing Youth
- Narrated by: Jeremy Taescher
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from Wish List failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
A Handbook for Right-Wing Youth
Buy Now for $22.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Publisher's Summary
A Handbook for Right-Wing Youth consists of essays selected from throughout Evola’s lifetime, but most especially from the post-war era, when youth across the Western world had thrown their societies into chaos with protests, civil unrest, and by defying conventional mores.
According to Evola, the problem was not with the youth themselves, given that he viewed the inquisitive and seeking mentality associated with the young as essential toward opening oneself to the wisdom of tradition. Rather, it is the fact that post-war Western civilization itself had come to venerate youthfulness over maturity, thus leaving the young without any guidance or authority.
Evola believed that it was only by channeling the energies of the rebellious youth into the political right - not the right of today, but rather that "right" that represents the timeless principles that stem from before the advent of liberalism - thus restoring the West to a healthy and organic condition, once again.
In these essays, he defines those principles that must be undertaken by youth - not just by those young in age, but those young in spirit, as well - if they are to gain mastery not only over their societies, but also over themselves.
As such, while this is a book aimed at the young, it is not exclusively for them. This audiobook was assembled out of Evola’s writings by the Hungarian traditionalists and includes a foreword by Gábor Vona, chairman of Hungary’s political party Jobbik.
What listeners say about A Handbook for Right-Wing Youth
Average Customer RatingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- Harry
- 10-02-2023
A Flawed Compilation
This could be a good introduction for those new to Evola as it largely avoids the historical and esoteric elements of his work which some find off-putting; however, if one is already familiar with his ideas (in particular those found in Ride the Tiger) there is little new here.
A decent part of it is more or less a reiteration of concepts found elsewhere which again, might be useful for someone discovering them for the first time as they are put more simply and briefly here, but it is otherwise a little disappointing. It is worth mentioning that some of these reiterations can be argued as definitive, at least in terms of their comedic value. Evola's criticism of beatniks and hippies is actually laugh-out-loud funny on more than one occasion.
Among the material that was new (to me at least) was a analysis of the student movements of the time. Evola points out that their so-called radicalism is of a purely theoretical nature and this continues to resonate today as the contemporary youth, despite their multitude of labels and identifies, are essentially demanding entry to bourgeois society, rather than rebelling against it.
The narration is very good, possibly the best of any of Evola's work on Audible, as are the translation and ideas; unfortunately the selection of articles is rather limited and although it seems like this is the only way to hear them, the ideas they contain are already accessible elsewhere. This could also have benefited from being longer since exclusively focusing on Evola's writings on youth seems like an unnecessary limitation.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!