Contemporary Political Ideologies: A Comparative Analysis

CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS successfully introduces readers to current and emerging political ideologies--offering a comparative analysis of nationalism, the varieties of democracy, Marxism, and political Islam, as well as an effective introduction to the lesser-known ideologies surrounding anarchism, fascism and national socialism, environmentalism, feminism, and liberation theology. The goal is to help readers draw their own conclusions about each ideology. To this end, the author makes every effort to present a balanced presentation of the ideologies covered in the text, and to objectively discuss the way that ideology functions today. Includes a discussion of terrorism.

Lyman Tower Sargent, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Missouri, St. Louis, and a visiting fellow at the University of Oxford and New Zealand's Victoria University of Wellington. His extensive academic career also includes fellowships and visiting professorships with some of the world's most prestigious universities, including Princeton, University of Exeter, University of East Anglia, and the London School of Economics and Political Science. Dr. Sargent is a well-known author of many books and articles on political theory.