The Philosophic Roots of Modern Ideology: Liberalism, Communism, Fascism, Islamism - Softcover

Ingersoll, David E.; Matthews, Richard K.; Davison, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131090755 ISBN 13: 9780131090750

Publisher: Pearson, 2000

Synopsis

For undergraduate courses in Political Theory, Modern Political Thought, Introduction to Political Science, and Political Ideologies.

A collection of philosophically oriented essays on the four main political ideologies of liberalism, communism, fascism, and Islamism, this text provides an overview for students who have little or no knowledge of the basic political idea systems of modern times. It offers textual analysis of some of the major political thinkers of the modern age: Hobbes, Locke, Burke, Jefferson, Madison, Rousseau, Marx, Lenin, Gorbachev, Hitler, Mussolini, Khomeini, and more. These discussions will give students a better understanding of the conflicts and actions of groups and individuals who see the world through different ideological lenses.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0131090755
• ISBN 13: 9780131090750
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 312