Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal

by Terence Ball, Richard Dagger (Contributor), Daniel I. O’Neill (Contributor)

Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal analyzes and compares political ideologies to help readers understand individual ideologies, and the concept of ideology, from a political science perspective. This best-selling title promotes open-mindedness and develops critical thinking skills. It covers a wide variety of political ideologies from the traditional liberalism and conservatism to recent developments in identity politics, green politics, and radical Islamism. NEW TO THIS EDITION

Genres: Politics, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Political Science, School, History, Reference

420 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Nate Cooley · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author of this book was one of my political science professors at Arizona State University.

This book is a great introduction to the differing ideologies that have dominated and continue to dominate in the world today.

[Oliver Eliassen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amerikanere som forklarer oss demokrati og ideologier, det sier nok en del. Mye interresante detaljer, fun facts, men også en god model på hvordan man kan prøve å sette ideologier i en bås, noe som viser seg å være vanskelig. Ideologier som de nevner er ikke statiske, derfor kan man spørre seg selv, er det i det hele tatt noe poeng å prøve å knytte politisk ledere og partier til én spesifikk ideologi?

[Colin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book gets an a-okay for two reasons.

First, it explains the major political ideologies in a succint and articulate way. I had to buy this book for an undergrad course. And you know what - I still occasionally read it to this day. That makes this book one of a few that I haven't cursed and thrown away. The edition I have is about 10 years outdated. Nevertheless, most of the information and analysis is spot on.

The second reason is that the authors of this book are named "Ball" and "Dagger". I couldn't make this stuff up. Okay, maybe I could. But I didn't; this happened independent of any sophomoric jokester.

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[Samuel J · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had to read this book for school as and thought it was incredible. Textbooks do have a pattern of being dry, but this was not. I unfortunately did have to skim through some parts due to school work, but I would like to give this a second read just to get a full picture of political ideologies.

[Isabella · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read for school

[El H Pea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very insightful, I've learnt many things which I've partly known before. Also very up-to-date, a must-read for Political Science students and those interest in the subject...

[am · Rating 3 out of 5]

(11th edition)

[Pelita Murumba · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting and informative for those seeking a better understanding of the current political word across the first world countries. Quick read.

[Heather Browning]

As someone with very little knowledge in the area of politics and ideologies, I thought it was time I learned. This book proved perfect - it was easy to read, even though I had no background in the field, and provided exactly the information I needed to understand the major political ideologies now, throughout history, and on into the future. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to increase their knowledge in these areas.

[Maha · Rating 4 out of 5]

one really well-researched, very readable book... chock-full of political, philosophical and historical notions; it has it all... it also makes sense of many political terms we always come across in magazine/newspaper racks and on TV, making clear the nuance between ideologies in the past and nowadays... reading this book would help you understand better what moves the street since the Golden Age of Athens to the Mcworld we are living today!... I highly recommend it to those keen on politics.