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Political Ideologies : Their Origins and Impact

ISBN: 9780132663700 | 0132663708
Edition: 6th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference
Pub. Date: 10/1/1996

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SummaryTable of Contents
Organized chronologically, this book explains the evolution of political thought over the past three centuries and describes political ideologies in the context of the social, economic, and political circumstances in which they developed. It provides readers with a complete understanding of political ideologies and how these concepts relate to their own lives. New problems that demand solutions have arisen, and we need a firm understanding of our values and the political system under which we live. Covers ideologies, political attitudes, nationalism, democratic theory, capitalism, the democratic process, anarchism, socialist theory, applied socialism, facism, feminism, ecologism, and environmentalism. An excellent reference work for anyone involved in international relations or politics and policy.
Prefacexi
A Note to the Studentxii
Acknowledgmentsxiii
Ideology
1(11)
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1(1)
The Development of Ideology
2(4)
The Source of Ideology
2(4)
Ideology Defined
6(4)
The Origin of the Term
6(1)
Contemporary Definitions
7(3)
Review
10(1)
Suggestions for Further Reading
10(2)
The Spectrum of Political Attitudes
12(32)
Preview
12(1)
Understanding the Spectrum
13(1)
Change
14(16)
Radical
17(3)
Liberal
20(2)
Moderate
22(1)
Conservative
23(5)
Reactionary
28(2)
Values
30(5)
Some General Observations
35(2)
Motivation
35(2)
Specific Policies
37(4)
Review
41(2)
Suggestions for Further Reading
43(1)
Nationalism
44(18)
Preview
44(1)
The Importance of Nationalism
45(9)
Nation and State
45(3)
Theories of the Origin of the State
48(6)
The History of Nationalism
54(2)
The Theory of Nationalism
56(4)
Review
60(1)
Suggestions for Further Reading
60(2)
The Evolution of Democratic Theory
62(23)
Preview
62(1)
The Meaning of Democracy
63(2)
The Early History of Democracy
65(1)
The Social Contract
65(18)
Calvinists and Jesuits
67(2)
Thomas Hobbes
69(2)
John Locke
71(7)
Jean Jacques Rousseau
78(5)
Review
83(1)
Suggestions for Further Reading
83(2)
Democratic Capitalism and Beyond
85(32)
Preview
85(1)
Capitalism
86(6)
Adam Smith
86(6)
Neoclassical Democratic Theory
92(16)
Edmund Burke
92(3)
James Madison
95(9)
John C. Calhoun
104(4)
The Emergence of Social Democratic Liberalism
108(7)
Utilitarianism
109(1)
Democratic Socialism
110(5)
Review
115(1)
Suggestions for Further Reading
116(1)
The Liberal Democratic Process
117(29)
Preview
117(1)
Systems of Democracy
118(8)
Democracy and the Legislative Process
118(6)
Elite Theorism
124(2)
Systems of Government
126(8)
The American System
126(3)
The British System
129(5)
Elections
134(6)
Nominations
134(1)
Electoral Districts
135(3)
Political Party Structures
138(2)
Representation
140(3)
Theories of Representation
142(1)
Some Criticisms of Democracy
143(1)
Review
144(1)
Suggestions for Further Reading
144(2)
Anarchism
146(18)
Preview
146(1)
Development of Anarchism
147(1)
Definition of Anarchism
147(3)
Particular Theories of Anarchism
150(13)
The Pacifists
151(4)
The Revolutionaries
155(4)
Individualist Anarchists
159(2)
Militant Civilian Militias
161(2)
Review
163(1)
Suggestions for Further Reading
163(1)
Marxism
164(27)
Preview
164(1)
Background
165(6)
Marx's Life
166(2)
Europe in the Nineteenth Century
168(3)
Capitalist Development
171(2)
The Basic Principles of Marxism
173(16)
Marxist Sociological Theory
174(3)
Marxist Historical Theory
177(4)
Marxist Economic Theory
181(4)
Marxist theory of Revolution
185(2)
The Marxist Political System
187(1)
Internationalism
188(1)
Review
189(1)
Suggestions for Further Reading
189(2)
Socialism
191(26)
Preview
191(1)
The Meaning of Socialism
192(7)
Ownership of Production
192(3)
The Welfare State
195(2)
The Socialist Intent
197(2)
The Development of Socialism
199(6)
From the French Revolution to Marx
200(5)
Socialist Theory after Marx
205(10)
Orthodox Marxism
205(1)
Revisionism
206(2)
Marxism-Leninism
208(7)
Review
215(1)
Suggestions for Further Reading
216(1)
Applied Marxism: Communism
217(35)
Preview
217(2)
The Soviet Union and Russia
219(8)
Lenin's Policies
219(2)
The Rise of Stalin
221(2)
Stalin's Rule
223(1)
Khrushchev's Revisions
224(1)
The Brezhnev Era and Beyond
225(2)
Yugoslavia
227(4)
Tito's Rise to Power
227(1)
The Evolution of Titoism
228(3)
China
231(12)
The Belligerent Stage of the Chinese Revolution
232(2)
The Political Stage of the Revolution
234(5)
The Principles of Maoism
239(4)
Cuba
243(5)
The Cuban Revolution
244(3)
Fidelismo
247(1)
Socialism Returning
248(2)
Review
250(1)
Suggestions for Further Reading
250(2)
Fascism and National Socialism
252(37)
Preview
252(1)
The Failure of Democracy and Capitalism
253(8)
The Development of Fascism and National Socialism
253(2)
Mussolini
255(3)
Hitler
258(3)
Fascist and Nazi Ideology
261(18)
Irrationalism
262(5)
Racism
267(4)
Totalitarianism
271(3)
Elitism
274(1)
The Corporate State
275(2)
Imperialism
277(1)
Militarism
278(1)
Contemporary Fascist and Neo-Nazi Movements
279(8)
Review
287(1)
Suggestions for Further Reading
287(2)
Ideologies in the Third World
289(17)
Preview
289(1)
Third World Defined
290(1)
Politics of the Third World
291(5)
Economics of the Third World
296(5)
Third World Democracies and Dictatorships
301(3)
Review
304(1)
Suggestions for Further Reading
304(2)
Conclusion
306(3)
Glossary309(13)
Index322

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