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Contemporary Political Ideologies: A Comparative Analysis - Softcover

Sargent, Lyman Tower

 
9780534506940: Contemporary Political Ideologies: A Comparative Analysis

Synopsis

Intended for courses in ideology, found in political science departments. Also appropriate for courses titled Introduction to Political Science, Comparative Politics, or Political Theory/Thought. An introduction to the dominant (and some of the minor) political ideologies of the modern world. Emphasizes the link between recent world events and political ideologies. Examines nationalism, democracy, feminism, Marxism, and Islam, as well as, such ideologies as anarchism, liberation theology, environmentalism, facism, and national socialism.

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"One of the beauties of this work is that it is a very reasonable length for what it intends to accomplish."

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.

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