Ideology : a very short introduction /
Michael Freeden.
- 142 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
- Very short introductions ; 95 .
- Very short introductions 95. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-133) and index.
Should ideologies be ill-reputed? -- Overcoming illusions: how ideologies came to stay -- Ideology at the crossroads of theory -- The struggle over political language -- Thinking about politics: the new boys on the block -- The clash of the Titans: the macro-ideologies -- Segments and modules: the micro-ideologies -- Discursive realities and surrealities -- Stimuli and responses: seeing and feeling ideology -- Conclusion: why politics can't do without ideology. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
"Ideology is one of the most controversial terms in our political vocabulary, exciting both repulsion and inspiration." "This book examines the reasons for those views, and explains why ideologies deserve respect as a major form of political thinking. Michael Freeden investigates the certainty of ideology both as a political phenomenon and as an organizing framework of political thought and action. He explores the way in which ideology has been understood as a concept and the arguments of the most influential ideologies. By employing the latest insights from a range of disciplines, the reactor is introduced to this important resource at the disposal of societies through which both sense and purpose are assigned to the political world."--BOOK JACKET.