This book provides students with a comprehensive and systematic introduction to political theories and ideologies of the 19th and 20th centuries. The text is organized into four parts. Part I describes the leading ideologies of the twentieth century. Part II describes the totalitarian ideologies of the twentieth century. Part III deals with the three ideologies that have dominated the politics of democratic societies in the twentieth century. Part IV examines three nascent ideologies that are becoming increasingly potent political forces. In the concluding chapter entitled "Beyond Ideologies" various versions of "the end of ideology" theory are considered.
Table of contents:
CHAPTER 1: Political Ideas, Theories, and Ideologies PART 1: IDEOLOGIES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY CHAPTER 2: Classical Liberalism CHAPTER 3: Traditional Conservatism CHAPTER 4: Anarchism CHAPTER 5: Marxism PART 2: TOTALITARIAN IDEOLOGIES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY CHAPTER 6: Communism CHAPTER 7: Fascism and Nazism PART 3: DEMOCRATIC IDEOLOGIES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY CHAPTER 8: Contemporary Liberalism CHAPTER 9: Democratic Socialism CHAPTER 10: Contemporary Conservatism PART 4: NASCENT IDEOLOGIES CHAPTER 11: Fundamentalism CHAPTER 12: Environmentalism CHAPTER 13: Feminism CONCLUSION CHAPTER 14: Beyond Ideologies
This book is primarily intended for use in either Introduction to Political Theory or Political Ideologies courses. It provides students with a comprehensive and systematic introduction to political theories and ideologies of the 19th and 20th centuries. The text is organized into four parts. Part I describes the leading ideologies of the twentieth century. Part II describes the totalitarian ideologies of the twentieth century. Part III deals with the three ideologies that have dominated the politics of democratic societies in the twentieth century. Part IV examines three nascent ideologies that are becoming increasingly potent political forces. In the concluding chapter entitled ``Beyond Ideologies'' various versions of ``the end of ideology'' theory are considered.
Table of contents:
CHAPTER 1: Political Ideas, Theories, and Ideologies PART 1: IDEOLOGIES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY CHAPTER 2: Classical Liberalism CHAPTER 3: Traditional Conservatism CHAPTER 4: Anarchism CHAPTER 5: Marxism PART 2: TOTALITARIAN IDEOLOGIES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY CHAPTER 6: Communism CHAPTER 7: Fascism and Nazism PART 3: DEMOCRATIC IDEOLOGIES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY CHAPTER 8: Contemporary Liberalism CHAPTER 9: Democratic Socialism CHAPTER 10: Contemporary Conservatism PART 4: NASCENT IDEOLOGIES CHAPTER 11: Fundamentalism CHAPTER 12: Environmentalism CHAPTER 13: Feminism CONCLUSION CHAPTER 14: Beyond Ideologies
This book is primarily intended for use in either Introduction to Political Theory or Political Ideologies courses. It provides students with a comprehensive and systematic introduction to political theories and ideologies of the 19th and 20th centuries. The text is organized into four parts. Part I describes the leading ideologies of the twentieth century. Part II describes the totalitarian ideologies of the twentieth century. Part III deals with the three ideologies that have dominated the politics of democratic societies in the twentieth century. Part IV examines three nascent ideologies that are becoming increasingly potent political forces. In the concluding chapter entitled ``Beyond Ideologies'' various versions of ``the end of ideology'' theory are considered.