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

• Autore: Marietta Morgan
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (145 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.50973
• Soggetto topico: Conservatism - United States; Ideology - United States; Liberalism - United States
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: A citizen's guide to American ideology
• ISBN: 1-136-59365-9; 1-280-66557-2; 9786613642509; 1-136-59366-7; 0-203-18309-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810729003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Citizen guides to politics and public affairs.