The rise of the global imaginary : political ideologies from the French Revolution to the global war on terror
Steger, Manfred BAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2009.
Combining political history, philosophical interpretation and story-telling, Steger traces ideology's remarkable journey from de Tracy's Enlightenment 'science of ideas' to George W. Bush's 'imperial globalism'. He finds in '-isms' an ability to articulate deep-seated understandings of community in global rather than national terms.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Combining political history, philosophical interpretation and story-telling, Steger traces ideology's remarkable journey from de Tracy's Enlightenment 'science of ideas' to George W. Bush's 'imperial globalism'. He finds in '-isms' an ability to articulate deep-seated understandings of community in global rather than national terms.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Political science
Right and left (Political science)
Ideology
Political Science
Law, Politics & Government
Political Science History