A citizen's guide to American ideology
Subtitle: conservatism and liberalism in contemporary politics
By: Morgan Marietta
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 131
ISBN-13: 9780415898997; 9780415899000; 9780203183090
Subjects: Ideology; Conservatism; Liberalism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: too common and too rare; title: An ideology tree; title: Conservatism: premise foundations; title: The core value of conservatism: ordered liberty; title: The central question of conservatism: the glue problem; title: Conservatism: branches; title: Liberalism: premise foundations; title: The core value of liberalism: social justice; title: The central question of liberalism: the oppression problem; title: Liberalism: branches; title: Emotions & nightmares; title: Value divides; title: Liberty & equality: consensus values with conflictual meanings; title: Issue positions and mutual misunderstandings: explaining conservative and liberal policies; title: The origins of contemporary ideology: explaining neocons versus paleocons & multiculturalists versus liberals; title: Conclusion: conservatism, liberalism, and American democracy.