30- Second Politics (The 50 most thought-provoking theories in politics, each explained in half a minute)

You may be OK with standard stuff like Conservatism and Democracy, but do you really know what Patrimonialism is? And what about Oligarchy? Anarcho-syndicalism? Politics is, we are willing to bet, the most passionately argued-over subject matter, and yet how many of us flounder around in confrontational debates because we have no grip on political theory, just a vague notion that they are all out to get us? 30-Second Politics will help dispel this fog mistrust and paranoia. It challenges political theorists of all colors to come up with no-frill, no-spin, tell-it-like-it-is explanations of the 50 most important political -isms, -archies, and -ocracies that have pertained since the time of Periclean Athens. At no public expense, the book explains each political theory in nothing more than two pages, 300 words, and some propaganda-style imagery, for we all know that a picture opportunity is worth a thousand words of dull interview. ** You may be OK with standard stuff like Republicanism and Democracy, but do you really know what Neocon is? And what about Oligarchy? Anarcho-syndicalism? Politics is, we are willing to bet, the most passionately argued-over subject matter, and yet how many of us flounder around in confrontational debates because we have no grip on political theory, just a vague notion that they are all out to get us? 30-Second Politics will help dispel this fog of mistrust and paranoia. It challenges political theorists of all colors to come up with no-frill, no-spin, tell-it-like-it-is explanations of the 50 most important political -isms, -archies, and -ocracies that have pertained since the time of Periclean Athens. At no public expense, the book explains each political theory in nothing more than two pages, 300 words, and some propaganda-style imagery, for we all know that a picture opportunity is worth a thousand words of dull interview. Monarchy Despotism Aristocracy profile: Aristotle Oligarchy Democracy Popular Sovereignty Authoritarianism Class Conflict One-Party Rule Fascism profile: Benito Mussolini Nazism Totalitarianism Patrimonialism Praetorianism Theocracy Anarchism Representative Democracy Majoritarianism Proportional Representation Classical Liberalism profile: John Locke Conservatism Liberalism Libertarianism Social Democracy Legislative Power Executive Power Judicial Power Separation of Powers profile: Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu Checks and Balances Parliamentary Democracy Federalism Unitary State Communism Marxism profile: Karl Marx Leninism Maoism Anarcho-Syndicalism Capitalism Socialism Globalization Keynesianism Mercantilism Neoliberalism profile: Ayn Rand Objectivism Realism profile: Hans Morgenthau Imperialism Neoconservatism Nationalism Environmentalism Constructivism.