Contemporary Political Ideologies: A Comparative Analysis - Softcover

Sargent, Lyman Tower

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0256019932 ISBN 13: 9780256019933

Publisher: Dorsey Press,U.S., 1978

Synopsis

Explore current and emerging political ideologies--offering a comparative analysis of nationalism, the varieties of democracy, Marxism, and political Islam, as well as an effective introduction to the lesser-known ideologies surrounding anarchism, fascism and national socialism, environmentalism, feminism, and liberation theology with CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS. You'll find a balanced presentation of the ideologies covered in the text, and to objectively discuss the way that ideology functions today. Includes a discussion of terrorism.

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"I like the culturally and philosophically inclusive, pluralistic, and non-Eurocentric perspective of the book as well as the author's effort for gender inclusiveness."

About the Author

Lyman Tower Sargent, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Missouri, St. Louis, and a visiting fellow at the University of Oxford and New Zealand's Victoria University of Wellington. His extensive academic career also includes fellowships and visiting professorships with some of the world's most prestigious universities, including Princeton, University of Exeter, University of East Anglia, and the London School of Economics and Political Science. Dr. Sargent is a well-known author of many books and articles on political theory.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dorsey Press,U.S.
• Publication date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0256019932
• ISBN 13: 9780256019933
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 207