Political ideology today /
Adams, Ian, 1943-
Political ideology today / Ian Adams. - Second edition. - xi, 315 pages ; 25 cm. - Politics today .
Includes bibliographical references.
An introduction to political ideologies, this book explains the nature of ideology and its part in political life. It then examines liberalism, socialism, conservatism, marxism, anarchism and fascism in turn, taking a broadly historical approach to show how each has evolved. The new right in the 1980s is also discussed, together with more recent developments in religious and sexual politics. Adams shows that contemporary ideological thinking is thriving, despite the "end of ideology" proclaimed after the capitalist West's triumph in the Cold War. He also discusses prospects for future ideological developments.
9780719060205 0719060206
Political science.
Ideology.
--Reading book
320.5 / ADA
Political ideology today / Ian Adams. - Second edition. - xi, 315 pages ; 25 cm. - Politics today .
Includes bibliographical references.
An introduction to political ideologies, this book explains the nature of ideology and its part in political life. It then examines liberalism, socialism, conservatism, marxism, anarchism and fascism in turn, taking a broadly historical approach to show how each has evolved. The new right in the 1980s is also discussed, together with more recent developments in religious and sexual politics. Adams shows that contemporary ideological thinking is thriving, despite the "end of ideology" proclaimed after the capitalist West's triumph in the Cold War. He also discusses prospects for future ideological developments.
9780719060205 0719060206
Political science.
Ideology.
--Reading book
320.5 / ADA