Leon P. Baradat is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at MiraCosta College.
Summary
Brief and accessible, Political Ideologies follows the evolution of political thought over 300 years.
Organized chronologically, this text examines each major ideology within a political, historical, economic, and social context. Leon Baradat's skillful prose ensures that students obtain a clear understanding of how ideas are influencing the political realities of our time.
Table of Contents
Preface
A Note to the Student
Acknowledgments
1 Ideology 1
2 The Spectrum of Political Attitudes 12
3 Nationalism 44
4 The Evolution of Democratic Theory 62
5 Democratic Capitalism and Beyond 85
6 The Liberal Democratic Process 117
7 Anarchism 146
8 Marxism 164
9 Socialism 191
10 Applied Marxism: Communism 217
11 Fascism and National Socialism 252
12 Ideologies in the Third World 289
13 Conclusion 306
Glossary 309
Index 322
