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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810729003321

Autore

Marietta Morgan

Titolo

A citizen's guide to American ideology : conservatism and liberalism in contemporary politics / / Morgan Marietta

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-59365-9

1-280-66557-2

9786613642509

1-136-59366-7

0-203-18309-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (145 p.)

Collana

Citizen guides to politics and public affairs

Disciplina

320.50973

Soggetti

Conservatism - United States

Ideology - United States

Liberalism - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; A Citizen's Guide to American Ideology; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Too Common and Too Rare; 1. An Ideology Tree; Part I: Conservatism; 2. Conservatism: Premise Foundations; 3. The Core Value of Conservatism: Ordered Liberty; 4. The Central Question of Conservatism: The Glue Problem; 5. Conservatism: Branches; Part II: Liberalism; 6. Liberalism: Premise Foundations; 7. The Core Value of Liberalism: Social Justice; 8. The Central Question of Liberalism: The Oppression Problem; 9. Liberalism: Branches; Part III: Comparisons and Controversies

10. Emotions and Nightmares11. Value Divides; 12. Liberty and Equality: Consensus Values with Conflictual Meanings; 13. Issue Positions and Mutual Misunderstandings: Explaining Conservative and Liberal Policies; 14. The Origins of Contemporary Ideology: Explaining Neocons Versus Paleocons and Multiculturalists Versus Liberals; Conclusion: Conservatism, Liberalism, and American Democracy; Suggestions for Further Reading; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Conservatives and Liberals often resort to cartoon images of the



opposing ideology, relying on broadly defined caricatures to illustrate their opposition.?To help us get past these stereotypes, this short, punchy book explains the two dominant political ideologies in America today, providing a thorough and fair analysis of each as well as insight into their respective branches.To help us understand the differences between the two contrasting ideologies, Morgan Marietta employs an innovative metaphor of a tree-growth from ideological roots to a core value, expanding into a prob