Modern political ideologies

Author: Andrew Vincent (Australia)
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Publication Date: 2005-11-01
Features: This book provides introductory materials on the nature of ideology and conducts comparative discussions on various ideological thoughts, writings, and political thinkers. It is designed as a tutorial on ideology while offering numerous arguments throughout the book that expand the scope of related research and provide a relatively broad interpretation of the nature of ideology. The book is divided into ten chapters, including: The Nature of Ideology; Liberalism; Conservatism; Socialism; Anarchism; Fascism; Feminism; Ecologism; Nationalism; Idols and Breaking Idols. It is suitable for readers at various levels. Although this book is designed as a tutorial on various ideologies, it can never replace related readings. This book merely provides introductory materials on the nature of ideology and conducts comparative discussions on various ideological thoughts, writings, and thinkers. If readers attempt to explore some of the works mentioned in our discussions, this book may serve as a supplementary reading for thinking about various ideologies.