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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462271103321

Autore

Edwards Lindy

Titolo

The passion of politics : the role of ideology and political theory in Australia / / Lindy Edwards

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sydney, Australia : , : Allen & Unwin, , 2013

ISBN

1-74343-075-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Disciplina

320.494

Soggetti

Democracy - Australia

Electronic books.

Australia Politics and government 21st century

Australia Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Title Page""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""Part 1: The foundations""; ""1 Values, beliefs and ideologies""; ""2 Conservatism""; ""3 Liberalisms""; ""4 Socialism""; ""Part 2: Forging the Australian tradition""; ""5 Australia at Federation and the radical democrats""; ""6 White Australia""; ""7 Early divisions and 'The three elevens'""; ""8 The birth of Australian egalitarianism""; ""9 Creating the two-party system""; ""10 Trends of political debate: Splits and creeping social democracy""; ""Part 3: 1970s constructivism and liberation movements""

""11 Constructivism""""12 Feminism""; ""13 Gay rights movement""; ""14 Aboriginal rights movement""; ""15 Multiculturalism""; ""Part 4: A turn to the right""; ""16 Neo-liberalism and rational choice theory""; ""17 1980s economic reforms""; ""18 Neo-conservatism""; ""19 A new nationalism""; ""Part 5: Our future choices""; ""20 Lessons for the future""; ""21 Human nature""; ""22 How we organise ourselves""; ""23 Environmentalism as a window into future debates""; ""Conclusion""; ""Selected further reading""; ""Notes""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

Lindy Edwards powerfully shows how politics can be understood as a passionate confrontation of ideas and ideologies. This book gives us a new and compelling way to think about the past, present, and future of



Australian politics.' - Professor John Dryzek, Australian National University Behind the evening news lies a world of political ideas and passionate conflict. The Passion of Politics unpacks the ideologies and theories which drive these political clashes, helping to explain why we admire some politicians and loathe others. The ideas driving today's politics all have roots in the political