A citizen's guide to American ideology : conservatism and liberalism in contemporary politics / Morgan Marietta.

By:

Marietta, Morgan

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Citizen guides to politics and public affairsPublication details: New York : Routledge, 2012.Description: x, 131 p. : ill. ; 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780415899000
0415899001

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: No title; No titleDDC classification:

320.50973

LOC classification:

JC 573.2 M334c 2012

Contents:

Introduction : too common and too rare -- An ideology tree -- Conservatism : premise foundations -- The core value of conservatism : ordered liberty -- The central question of conservatism : the glue problem -- Conservatism : branches -- Liberalism : premise foundations -- The core value of liberalism : social justice -- The central question of liberalism : the oppression problem -- Liberalism : branches -- Emotions & nightmares -- Value divides -- Liberty & equality : consensus values with conflictual meanings -- Issue positions and mutual misunderstandings : explaining conservative and liberal policies -- The origins of contemporary ideology : explaining neocons versus paleocons & multiculturalists versus liberals -- Conclusion : conservatism, liberalism, and American democracy.

Summary: Conservatives and Liberals often resort to cartoon images of the opposing ideology, relying on broadly defined caricatures to illustrate their opposition. To help us get past these stereotypes, this short, punchy book explains the two dominant political ideologies in America today, providing a thorough and fair analysis of each as well as insight into their respective branches.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Ciencias Sociales	Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso)	JC 573.2 M334c 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000162875

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : too common and too rare --
An ideology tree --
Conservatism : premise foundations --
The core value of conservatism : ordered liberty --
The central question of conservatism : the glue problem --
Conservatism : branches --
Liberalism : premise foundations --
The core value of liberalism : social justice --
The central question of liberalism : the oppression problem --
Liberalism : branches --
Emotions & nightmares --
Value divides --
Liberty & equality : consensus values with conflictual meanings --
Issue positions and mutual misunderstandings : explaining conservative and liberal policies --
The origins of contemporary ideology : explaining neocons versus paleocons & multiculturalists versus liberals --
Conclusion : conservatism, liberalism, and American democracy.

Conservatives and Liberals often resort to cartoon images of the opposing ideology, relying on broadly defined caricatures to illustrate their opposition. To help us get past these stereotypes, this short, punchy book explains the two dominant political ideologies in America today, providing a thorough and fair analysis of each as well as insight into their respective branches.

English

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Electronic reproduction. Santa Fe, Arg.: elibro, 2020. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to eLibro affiliated libraries.

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