Ebook: Reassessing Political Ideologies: the Durability of Dissent

Cover -- Reassessing Political Ideologies -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of contributors -- 1 Political ideologies in substance and method: appraising a transformation -- 2 Ideological dominance through philosophical confusion: liberalism in the twentieth century -- 3 Did ideology fall with 'the wall'? Marx, Marxism, post-Marxism -- 4 Socialism in the twentieth century: an historical reflection -- 5 The doing of conservatism -- 6 The ideology of Christian democracy -- 7 Fascism: reflections on the fate of ideas in twentieth-century history -- 8 Interregnum or endgame? The radical right in the 'post-fascist' era -- 9 Power and vacuity: nationalist ideology in the twentieth century -- 10 Threads and plaits or an unfinished project? Feminism(s) through the twentieth century -- 11 Green political perspectives at the dawn of the twenty-first century -- 12 Conclusion: ideology -- balances and projections -- Index.;This book is a high-level examination of each of the major ideologies that have shaped political thinking, action and conflict. Each chapter provides a critical overview of the current state of the major ideologies and a retrospective assessment of the strengths, weaknesses, developments and transformations of these ideologies over the past century. The volume poses a strong challenge to those who have loudly proclaimed the "end of ideology", by demonstrating that it is impossible to understand current political developments without an appreciation of their ideological context. It features internationally respected contributors who are authorities in their fields, and will be an invaluable resource for both students and specialists in areas including Politics and International Relations.