The passion of politics : the role of ideology and political theory in Australia / / Lindy Edwards
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Edwards Lindy
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The passion of politics : the role of ideology and political theory in Australia / / Lindy Edwards
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| Pubblicazione: | Sydney, Australia : , : Allen & Unwin, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 320.494 |
| Soggetto topico: | Democracy - Australia |
| Soggetto geografico: | Australia Politics and government 21st century |
| Australia Politics and government | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The passion of politics |
| ISBN: | 1-74343-075-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910462271103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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