Ideologies in the Age of Extremes
Liberalism, Conservatism, Communism, Fascism 1914-1991
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Social Science, History
| Author: | Willie Thompson | ISBN: | 9781783713981 |
| Publisher: | Pluto Press | Publication: | December 24, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Pluto Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Willie Thompson |
| ISBN: | 9781783713981 |
| Publisher: | Pluto Press |
| Publication: | December 24, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Pluto Press |
| Language: | English |
This is a history of political ideologies during the period from the First World War to the collapse of the Soviet Union, famously described by Eric Hobsbawm as 'The Age of Extremes'.*BR**BR*By introducing the key ideologies of the twentieth-century: liberalism, conservatism, communism and fascism, and considering them in in relation to each other, Willie Thompson shows how these philosophies often emerged from a common root or merged into a common future, stealing each other’s clothes and reinventing themselves as the stark opposite of a competing ideology. *BR**BR*This sophisticated yet accessible analysis will be of great interest to students of 20th century history and political theory.
This is a history of political ideologies during the period from the First World War to the collapse of the Soviet Union, famously described by Eric Hobsbawm as 'The Age of Extremes'.*BR**BR*By introducing the key ideologies of the twentieth-century: liberalism, conservatism, communism and fascism, and considering them in in relation to each other, Willie Thompson shows how these philosophies often emerged from a common root or merged into a common future, stealing each other’s clothes and reinventing themselves as the stark opposite of a competing ideology. *BR**BR*This sophisticated yet accessible analysis will be of great interest to students of 20th century history and political theory.
