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Liberal politics is in crisis and it is a crisis of its own making - so say the post-liberals whose new ideology of family, faith and flag is shaping debates about the future of the Left. But are they right? Does post-liberalism offer credible answers to...

There is no mystery shrouding the toppling pillars of Western civilization and human culture, and George Marlin can no longer watch. Like many readers who are seeing the same destructive forces roaming unchecked and wish to confront them, Marlin has...

'A new understanding of history' Danny Dorling, author of Inequality and the 1% 'If you think progress will take us to the promised land, this is a must-read' Alpa Shah, author of The Incarcerations ...

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'Stimulating and provocative' The Times The once-dominant philosophy of the West, defined by free expression, equal treatment of individuals, national solidarity and scientific rationality, is under threat. ‘Cultural socialism’ – which advocates harsh...

First published in 1983, Recapitalizing America (now with a new preface by Donald Tomaskovic-Devey) identifies, criticizes, and offers alternatives to the accepted wisdoms of recapitalization, whose variants include not only Reaganomics and Thatcherism...

Authoritarianism in All its Guises provides an interdisciplinary assessment of contemporary experiences of authoritarianism.Drawing on psychoanalysis and critical theory, contributors from a range of academic backgrounds consider authoritarianism as it...

Big ideas matter in politics, and they spark fierce debates about the future of our society. This pathbreaking new textbook examines the key political ideas that shape our lives today. Political Theory: Why Big Ideas Matter takes a unique disruptive...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916936126Author Vladmir Ilyich LeninFormat PaperbackImprint Wellred BooksPublisher Wellred Books

Shifting attention away from policy achievements and effects on democracy, this book focuses on the charismatic function of populist discourse – comprising antagonistic narratives, transgressive style and appeals to the common people.The book puts...

As various contemporary groups use the language of motherhood to advance their political causes, maternal rhetoric has become very visible in the American political discourse of late. Yet while it has long been recognized that women have invoked their...

How can the left win elections when it can’t decide what a woman is? How can antiracists persuade people about equality if they promote racial fictions? If identity politics is the answer, why are so many Western left campaigns and organisations being...

An updated edition of David Boaz's timeless primer on libertarianism, with a new preface by the author. Libertarianism-the philosophy of personal and economic freedom-has deep roots in Western civilization and in American history, with increasing appeal...

A timely and updated second edition, this version of Crises and Popular Dissent moves on from a focus on the causes of populism to a wider analysis of the global struggle between liberal democracy and authoritarianism, including the continuing impact of...

This book provides a definitive guide to the value of reflective thinking in the modern world, showing how today's most fundamental problems are, to an important degree, based on citizens' thinking styles.The authors highlight the importance of...

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Hybridity and Ideology analyzes the structure, development, and significance of political perspectives that mix or fuse the distinct beliefs, practices, and identities found in other ideologies-for example, hybrid worldviews such as liberal nationalism,...

This book provides a definitive guide to the value of reflective thinking in the modern world, showing how today's most fundamental problems are, to an important degree, based on citizens' thinking styles.The authors highlight the importance of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781032226958Author James Greenwood-ReevesImprint Taylor & Francis LtdPublisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

More than thirty years ago we decided to collect readings from primary sources into an anthology for courses in political ideologies and modern political thought. We knew that we faced difficult choices-what to put in, what to leave out-but we believed...

This work provides an authoritative survey of America's long and turbulent history of rebellions against laws and institutions of the state, ranging from violent acts of sedition and terrorism to acts of nonviolent civil disobedience against...

How can the left win elections when it can't decide what a woman is? How can antiracists persuade people about equality if they promote racial fictions? If identity politics is the answer, why are so many Western left campaigns and organisations being...

This book weaves the past with the present to trace and analyse the distinctive but reiterative evocations of Hindutva ideology in the modern-colonial period. It studies the concept of Hindutva as understood by its first major spokesperson Chandranath...

Now in its twelfth edition, Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal continues the book's tradition of offering a clear, concise and comprehensive introduction to the ideas and ideals that shake and shape our political world. The text outlines a...