Political Ideologies: An Introduction

by Robert Eccleshall (Author), Vincent Geoghegan (Editor)

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  Paperback
  1994

  $3.45

  This is a completely revised and updated version of a concise, introductory textbook, first published in 1984. The new edition covers all the major ideologies, adding feminism and ecologism to the original line-up. An introductory chapter charts the recent resurgence of the ideological controversy and assesses the significance of the collapse of Soviet bloc communism and of end of ideology theses. Each subsequent chapter explores the origins and historical background of each ideology, and looks at it in its British and international contexts. Political Ideologies makes the character of each ideology and the interrelationships clear, avoiding complexity and jargon. The authors, all from the same university department, have worked closely together to produce a coherent and consistently well-written text. Eccleshall's other works include English Conservatism Since the Restoration (Unwin Hyman 1990); and with Geoghegan, and D.G. Boyce: Political Thought in Ireland (Routledge 1993).

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  Paperback
  1992

  $59.34

  This is a concise and readable introductory textbook which covers the major ideologies. The introductory chapter charts the resurgence of ideological controversy in Britain during recent years, and examines some of the problems that surround the concept of ideology. There follow individual chapters on liberalism, conservatism, socialism, democracy, nationalism and fascism. The contributors all take a twofold approach: the origins and historical background of the ideologies are explored and then examined in their contemporary - mainly British - political context. Students will thus learn to appreciate both the history and philosophy of political ideologies, and their relevance to our modern political fabric. Each chapter concludes with a guide to further reading for students who wish to pursue particular topics in greater depth.