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Political Ideologies: An Introduction - Andrew Heywood

Description: ISBN 0333961781 / Author: Andrew Heywood / Genre: Politics / Society / Philosophy / Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan / This substantially ... more

Political Ideologies: An Introduction - Andrew Heywood ... revised third edition of this text on political ideologies takes full account of the impact of the post-Cold War world order, the challenge of postmodernism, the advance of globalization and the advent of global terrorism, and includes additional coverage of the prospects for ideologies in the 21st century.

Newest Review: ... the less major ideologies still enjoy a substantial 20-30 page chapter. Of these nine ideologies, I have personally studied ... more

... seven of them and thus I have thoroughly read (and re-read) and analysed the majority of the textbook. I have particularly like Heywood's approach to this textbook as he has systematically applied the same format to each chapter/ideology. He first establishes the origins and development of the ideology and then proceeds to for or five central themes. Next he explores specific details such as the strains and strands within the ideology. Finally he concludes each chapter with a look at the future of the ideology in th...more

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Political Ideologies: An Introduction - Andrew Heywood: Making politics interesting again! (560 words)
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Andrew Heywood is a well established political theorist and his views have considerable clout in political circles in the UK and USA. As he is an A-level chief examiner for Edexcel Government and politics, this book is a must-have for all politics students, especially those following the ideological route. I was "lucky" enough to be one of those people and this textbook played a significant role in my A grade. The book provides a very clear, concise and understandable introduction into numerous political creeds, paying particular attention to liberalism, conservatism, socialism, nationalism and fascism as well as the less discussed anarchism, ... Read the complete review