The Oxford Handbook of Political Ideologies (Oxford Handbooks)

This Oxford Handbook will be the definitive study of political ideologies for years to come. The diversity of ideology studies is represented by a mixture of the range of theories that illuminate the field, combined with an appreciation of the changing complexity of concrete ideologies and the emergence of new ones. This is the first comprehensive volume to offer a state of the art investigation both of the nature of political ideologies and of their main manifestations. The diversity of ideology studies is represented by a mixture of the range of theories that illuminate the field, combined with an appreciation of the changing complexity of concrete ideologies and the emergence of new ones. Ideologies, however, are always with us. The Handbook is divided into three sections: The first is divided into three sections: The first reflects some of the latest thinking about the development of ideology on an historical dimension, from the standpoints of conceptual history, Marx studies, social science theory and history, and leading schools of continental philosophy. The second includes some of the most recent interpretations and theories of ideology, all of which are sympathetic in their own ways to its exploration and close investigation, even when judiciously critical of its social impact. This section contains many of the more salient contemporary accounts of ideology. The third focuses on the leading ideological families and traditions, as well as on some of their cultural and geographical manifestations, incorporating both historical and contemporary perspectives. Each chapter is written by an expert in their field, bringing the latest approaches and understandings to their task. The Handbook will position the study of ideologies in the mainstream of political theory and political analysis and will attest to its indispensability both to courses on political theory and to scholars who wish to take their understanding of ideologies in new directions. This is the first comprehensive volume to offer a state of the art investigation both of the nature of political ideologies and of their main manifestations. The diversity of ideology studies is represented by a mixture of the range of theories that illuminate the field, combined with an appreciation of the changing complexity of concrete ideologies and the emergence of new ones. Ideologies, however, are always with us. The Handbook is divided into three sections: The first reflects some of the latest thinking about the development of ideology on an historical dimension, from the standpoints of conceptual history, Marx studies, social science theory and history, and leading schools of continental philosophy. The second includes some of the most recent interpretations and theories of ideology, all of which are sympathetic in their own ways to its exploration and close investigation, even when judiciously critical of its social impact. This section contains many of the more salient contemporary accounts of ideology. The third focuses on the leading ideological families and traditions, as well as on some of their cultural and geographical manifestations, incorporating both historical and contemporary perspectives. Each chapter is written by an expert in their field, bringing the latest approaches and understandings to their task. The Handbook will position the study of ideologies in the mainstream of political theory and political analysis and will attest to its indispensability both to courses on political theory and to scholars who wish to take their understanding of ideologies in new directions. - page de couv Cover Contents List of Contributors I. THE HISTORY OF IDEOLOGY AND OF IDEOLOGY STUDIES 1. Ideology and Conceptual History 2. Marxism and Ideology: From Marx to Althusser 3. Karl Mannheim and Political Ideology 4. Total and Totalitarian Ideologies 5. Social Science and Ideology: The Case of Behavio uralism in American Political Science 6. The End of Ideology Thesis II. CONTEMPORARY THEORIES OF IDEOLOGY 7. The Morphological Analysis of Ideology 8. Contemporary Critical Theory 9. Poststructuralist Conceptions of Ideology 10. Ideology and Discourse 11. Ideology and Political Rhetoric 12. Political Ideologies in the Age of Globalization 13. Political Ideologies and their Social Psychological Functions 14. Ideology and the Intellectuals 15. Postcolonialism III. IDEOLOGICAL FAMILIES AND TRADITIONS 16. Conservatism 17. Christian Democracy 18. Liberalism 19. Social Democracy 20. Communism 21. Anarchism 22. Economic Libertarianism 23. Green Ideology 24. Ideology and Utopia 25. Nationalism 26. Fascism 27. Populism 28. Republicanism 29. Ideologies of Empire 30. Feminism 31. Latín American Political Ideologies 32. Modern African Ideologies 33. Islamic Political Ideologies 34. Chinese Political Ideologies 35. South Asian and Southeast Asian Ideologies Name Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Subject Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z