The Age of Ideology: Political Ideologies from the American Revolution to Postmodern Times

by John Schwarzmantel

Book Overview

After the great revolutions of 1776 in America and 1789 in France, modern nations began to express political struggle as a conflict between Left and Right, a spectrum of ideologies including socialism, liberalism, conservatism, nationalism, and later, communism and fascism, among others. These dominant ideologies reflected the themes of industrial society, powerful nation-states, and the era of class politics.
Today, however, a series of rapid...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814780962
• ISBN13: 9780814780961
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.7" x 8.1"