Understanding Political Ideas and Movements

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Manchester University Press, Dec 5, 2003 - History - 360 pages
This book is a comprehensive introduction to the various political ideas and movements that have shaped the modern world. Underpinned by the work of major thinkers such as Marx, Locke, Weber, Hobbes, and Foucault, the first half of the book looks at political concepts including “the state and sovereignty”, “the nation”, “democracy, representation and legitimacy”, “freedom”, “equality” and “rights, obligation, and citizenship.” The second half of the book addresses traditional theoretical subjects such as Socialism, Marxism, and Nationalism, before moving on to more contemporary movements such as Environmentalism, Ecologism, and Feminism.
 

Contents

Introduction
1
The state and sovereignty
16
The nation
37
Democracy
58
Freedom
83
Equality
103
Rights obligations and citizenship
121
The role of ideology in politics and society
135
Socialism
214
Marxism and anarchism
237
Fascism
256
Environmentalism and ecologism
274
Feminism
295
Concluding remarks
309
Glossary of major figures
323
Suggested further reading
340

Nationalism
154
Conservatism
174
Liberalism
195

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About the author (2003)

Kevin Harrison is a lecturer at Manchester college of Arts and Technology Tony Boyd is a teacher at Withington Girl's School, Manchester