Political ideologies : an introduction / Andrew Heywood.

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The fifth edition of this leading text on political ideologies provides a clear and accessible introduction to the political creeds and doctrines that have dominated and shaped world politics.

Ranging from traditional nineteenth-century ideologues such as liberalism, conservatism and socialism, to so-called 'new' ideologies such as feminism, ecologism and political Islam, the author offers a clear exposition both of the historical development of each ideology and the impact each has had on contemporary political movements, parties and governments. Their distinctive ideas and values are highlighted, together with the competing, and sometimes conflicting, traditions which they have generated.

This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated throughout, with extended coverage given to key current issues such as multiculturalism and neo-conservatism. Andrew Heywood's uniquely student-friendly writing style is now supported by a range of learning features in each chapter.

* Ideology Previews outline the nature of the ideologies and their central themes
* On-page definitions give quick-reference explanations of key terms
* Illustrated 'Key Figure' Profiles provide detail on important thinkers and their major ideas
* 'Key Concept' boxes explore and unpack important ideas
* Boxes on 'Perspectives' and 'Tensions' outline the differences within and between ideological traditions
* Questions help to apply and reinforce understanding

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Figures (p. xi)
• Boxes (p. xii)
• Foreword (p. xv)
• Preface to the Fifth Edition (p. xvi)
• Acknowledgements (p. xviii)
• 1 Introduction (p. 1)
• The role of ideas (p. 2)
• Views of ideology (p. 4)
• Marxist views (p. 6)
• Non-Marxist views (p. 8)
• Ideology: key issues (p. 11)
• Contours of ideology (p. 11)
• Fusing understanding and commitment (p. 12)
• Fusing thought and action (p. 13)
• Ideology Truth and Power (p. 14)
• New ideologies for old? (p. 15)
• Using this book (p. 21)
• 2 Liberalism (p. 24)
• Origins and development (p. 25)
• Core themes: the primacy of the individual (p. 26)
• Individualism (p. 27)
• Freedom (p. 29)
• Reason (p. 31)
• Justice (p. 33)
• Toleration (p. 34)
• Liberalism, government and democracy (p. 35)
• The liberal state (p. 35)
• Constitutionalism (p. 37)
• Liberal democracy (p. 39)
• Classical liberalism (p. 43)
• Natural rights (p. 44)
• Utilitarianism (p. 45)
• Economic liberalism (p. 46)
• Social Darwinism (p. 48)
• Neoliberalism (p. 49)
• Modern liberalism (p. 51)
• Individuality (p. 52)
• Positive freedom (p. 52)
• Social liberalism (p. 56)
• Economic management (p. 57)
• Liberalism in a global age (p. 59)
• 3 Conservatism (p. 65)
• Origins and development (p. 66)
• Core themes: the desire to conserve (p. 68)
• Tradition (p. 69)
• Human imperfection (p. 70)
• Organic society (p. 73)
• Hierarchy and authority (p. 75)
• Property (p. 77)
• Authoritarian conservatism (p. 78)
• Paternalistic conservatism (p. 80)
• One Nation conservatism (p. 81)
• Christian democracy (p. 83)
• Libertarian conservatism (p. 84)
• New right (p. 86)
• Liberal new right (p. 87)
• Conservative new right (p. 91)
• Conservatism in a global age (p. 94)
• 4 Socialism (p. 97)
• Origins and development (p. 98)
• Core themes: no man is an island (p. 100)
• Community (p. 100)
• Cooperation (p. 102)
• Equality (p. 103)
• Class politics (p. 106)
• Common ownership (p. 107)
• Roads to socialism (p. 109)
• Revolutionary socialism (p. 110)
• Evolutionary socialism (p. 112)
• The inevitability of gradualism? (p. 113)
• Communism (p. 116)
• Classical Marxism (p. 117)
• Philosophy (p. 117)
• Economics (p. 119)
• Politics (p. 120)
• Orthodox communism (p. 121)
• Neo-Marxism (p. 123)
• The death of Marxism? (p. 124)
• Social democracy (p. 125)
• Ethical socialism (p. 128)
• Revisionist socialism (p. 129)
• The crisis of social democracy (p. 132)
• Neo-revisionism and the 'third way' (p. 133)
• Socialism in a global age (p. 136)
• 5 Anarchism (p. 140)
• Origins and development (p. 141)
• Core themes: against the state (p. 142)
• Anti-statism (p. 143)
• Utopianism (p. 146)
• Anti-clericalism (p. 147)
• Economic freedom (p. 148)
• Collectivist anarchism (p. 149)
• Mutualism (p. 151)
• Anarcho-syndicalism (p. 152)
• Anarcho-communism (p. 153)
• Individualist anarchism (p. 154)
• Egoism (p. 155)
• Libertarianism (p. 156)
• Anarcho-capitalism (p. 157)
• Roads to anarchy (p. 160)
• Revolutionary violence (p. 161)
• Direct action (p. 162)
• Non-violent protest (p. 163)
• Anarchism in a global age (p. 164)
• 6 Nationalism (p. 168)
• Origins and development (p. 169)
• Core themes: for the love of country (p. 172)
• The nation (p. 173)
• Organic community (p. 176)
• Self-determination (p. 177)
• Culturalism (p. 179)
• Nationalism and politics (p. 181)
• Liberal nationalism (p. 182)
• Conservative nationalism (p. 185)
• Expansionist nationalism (p. 187)
• Anti-colonial and postcolonial nationalism (p. 192)
• Nationalism in a global age (p. 194)
• 7 Fascism (p. 199)
• Origins and development (p. 200)
• Core themes: strength through unity (p. 201)
• Anti-rationalism (p. 202)
• Struggle (p. 204)
• Leadership and elitism (p. 205)
• Socialism (p. 208)
• Ultranationalism (p. 209)
• Fascism and the state (p. 210)
• The totalitarian ideal (p. 211)
• Corporatism (p. 212)
• Modernization (p. 214)
• Fascism and racialism (p. 214)
• The politics of race (p. 215)
• Nazi race theories (p. 216)
• Peasant ideology (p. 221)
• Fascism in a global age (p. 222)
• 8 Feminism (p. 226)
• Origins and development (p. 227)
• Core themes: the politics of the personal (p. 229)
• Redefining 'the politicalÆ (p. 230)
• Patriarchy (p. 231)
• Sex and gender (p. 233)
• Equality and difference (p. 234)
• Sex and politics (p. 236)
• Liberal feminism (p. 237)
• Socialist feminism (p. 240)
• Radical feminism (p. 242)
• Third-wave feminism and beyond (p. 247)
• Feminism in a global age (p. 248)
• 9 Ecologism (p. 251)
• Origins and development (p. 252)
• Core themes: return to nature (p. 253)
• Ecology (p. 254)
• Holism (p. 257)
• Sustainability (p. 260)
• Environmental ethics (p. 263)
• From having to being (p. 265)
• Nature and politics (p. 267)
• Modernist ecology (p. 267)
• Social ecology (p. 269)
• Ecosocialism (p. 269)
• Eco-anarchism (p. 270)
• Ecofeminism (p. 271)
• Deep ecology (p. 275)
• Ecologism in a global age (p. 278)
• 10 Religious Fundamentalism (p. 281)
• Origins and development (p. 282)
• Core themes: back to basics (p. 284)
• Religion as politics (p. 284)
• The fundamentalist impulse (p. 287)
• Anti-modernism (p. 289)
• Militancy (p. 291)
• The family of fundamentalisms (p. 293)
• Islamic fundamentalism (p. 294)
• Varieties of Islamism (p. 296)
• Christian fundamentalism (p. 300)
• The new Christian right (p. 301)
• Other fundamentalisms (p. 304)
• Religious fundamentalism in a global age (p. 307)
• 11 Multiculturalism (p. 311)
• Origins and development (p. 312)
• Core themes: diversity within unity (p. 313)
• Politics of recognition (p. 314)
• Culture and identity (p. 317)
• Minority rights (p. 320)
• Diversity (p. 323)
• Multiculturalism and politics (p. 324)
• Liberal multiculturalism (p. 325)
• Pluralist multiculturalism (p. 326)
• Cosmopolitan multiculturalism (p. 330)
• Critiques of multiculturalism (p. 331)
• Multiculturalism in a global age (p. 334)
• 12 Conclusion (p. 337)
• Endism (p. 338)
• End of ideology? (p. 338)
• End of history? (p. 338)
• Beyond left and right? (p. 340)
• Triumph of reason? (p. 342)
• Ideology without end (p. 342)
• Bibliography (p. 346)
• Index (p. 357)

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