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  • © 1998

The Age of Ideology

Political Ideologies from the American Revolution to Postmodern Times

Authors:

  1. John Schwarzmantel
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    • ​Extensive analysis of historical context and its effects on ideology
    • Covering developments in theory and real-life coverage

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction: Ideology and the Crisis of Modernity

  3. Enlightenment and Emancipation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. The Politics of Modernity

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      Pages 17-39

    3. The Revolutionary Challenge

      • John Schwarzmantel
      Pages 40-60

  4. Ideologies of Modernity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61
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    2. Liberalism and Modernity

      • John Schwarzmantel
      Pages 63-86

    3. Socialism and Emancipation

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      Pages 87-109

    4. Conservative Critiques

      • John Schwarzmantel
      Pages 110-130

    5. Nationalism and its Ambiguities

      • John Schwarzmantel
      Pages 131-148

  5. The Crisis of Ideologies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149
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    2. The Crisis of Modernity

      • John Schwarzmantel
      Pages 151-174

    3. Critiques of the Enlightenment Ideologies

      • John Schwarzmantel
      Pages 175-186

    4. The Future of Ideology

      • John Schwarzmantel
      Pages 187-199

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 200-210
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About this book

The ideologies of Liberalism, Socialism and Conservatism have dominated political argument since the American and French revolutions. The Age of Ideology traces their emergence, their relationship to Modernity and the Enlightenment, and their current crisis in the face of the collapse of Communism, rapid technological change, the new rise of nationalism and fundamentalism, and the philosophical challenge of postmodernism. John Schwarzmantel defends the continued relevance of the left-right spectrum and the necessity of political ideology for democratic government and the idea of the good society.
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