Modern Western Political Thought

Author: Xu Datong, Editor-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 2006-05-01
Features: This book is a national-level planning teaching material for the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" of general higher education, primarily studying the ideological conflicts and development and evolution of various political thoughts on the Western political stage since the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Political thoughts are the product of social contradictions and conflicts, as well as a mirror for understanding society. This book mainly introduces the following political thoughts prevalent in modern Western society: liberalism, social democracy, conservatism, fascism, Christian democracy, anarchism, new left radicalism, feminism, ecologism, etc. At the same time, to help readers understand the basic development of Western political science, a dedicated chapter is also introduced on contemporary Western political science. This book can be used as a teaching material for majors in political science and public administration, public administration, and can also be selected for related majors and reference for civil servants and other readers.