Price: $64.95

Format:
Paperback 328 pp.
10 figures and 2 tables, 7" x 9"

ISBN-10:
0195430166

ISBN-13:
9780195430165

Copyright Year:
2010

Imprint: OUP Canada

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Political Ideologies

H. B. McCullough

Political Ideologies is a comprehensive core text for political ideology and political theory courses found at the second- and third-year university level. By exploring the historical roots of each ideology and its contemporary expressions, students are encouraged to think critically about a variety of political ideas. Real events are incorporated to demonstrate political ideologies in action, while chapters on religious fundamentalism and environmentalism apprise students of the workings of these topical world views. With numerous pedagogical aids such as review questions, key terms, chapter conclusions, and figures, Political Ideologies is the ideal text for any political theory course.

Readership : Political Ideologies a comprehensive core text for political ideology and political theory courses found at the second- and third-year university level, as well as political philosophy courses cross-listed with political science departments.

Preface
Timeline
1. Introduction
2. Classical Liberalism
3. Conservatism
4. Reform Liberalism
5. Marxism
6. Democratic Socialism
7. Fascism and National Socialism
8. Pacifism
9. Anarchism
10. Neoliberalism
11. Feminism
12. Environmentalism
13. Religious Fundamentalism
14. Conclusion
Glossary
References
Index

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H. B. McCullough is associate professor in the Political Science department at UBC Okanagan. He is the author of several books and journal articles on political philosophy and ideology, and has been teaching political thought courses for over 10 years.

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Special Features

  • Historical and contemporary perspectives. Combines the historical origins of each ideology with its current expressions, helping students understand the development of contemporary political thought
  • Canadian. The only comprehensive, ground-up text written by a Canadian for Canadian students.
  • Current. Examines contemporary ideologies, including fundamentalism and environmentalism, providing students with in-depth coverage of the discipline.
  • Comprehensive. Offers a thorough representation of different ideologies, exposing students to key concepts and issues in political theory.
  • Central beliefs boxes. Highlight the main ideas of each political ideology at the start of each chapter.
  • Unique strengths and weaknesses summaries. Each chapter ends with an engaging overview of the major strengths and weaknesses of the political ideology in question, ensuring that students get a balanced understanding of its core values and beliefs.
  • Discussion of real events. Demonstrates political ideologies in action, making the material relevant and accessible to today's students. Includes coverage of:
  • The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and how its clause on multiculturalism fits within the ideology of reform liberalism (Ch 4)
  • The ideologies of the British Labour Party, the Social Democrats in Germany, and the decline of the Labour Party in Israel over the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries, providing a context for understanding democratic socialism (Ch 6)
  • Fascism and National Socialism in connection with Germany's Third Reich (Ch 7)
  • The pacifist views of Ursula Franklin (University of Toronto professor) to such current issues as nuclear peace, justice and modern technology, green energy, and the Montreal Ecole Polytechnique massacre of 1989
  • The January 2009 strike in France by 2.5 million workers as an example of modern anarchy
  • Excellent pedagogical tools aid in student comprehension of the material. Includes:
  • chapter-opening learning objectives
  • questions for critical thought
  • bolded key terms
  • timeline
  • list of further reading
  • glossary