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Ideologies in the Age of Extremes: Liberalism, Conservatism, Communism, Fascism 1914-1991

By Willie Thompson

Book information

Publisher
Pluto Press
Year
2011
ISBN
0745327117, 9780745327112
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3501220 bytes)
Pages
288\289
Topic
History
Time added
2017-01-05 22:20:50
World;Civilization & Culture;Expeditions & Discove

Description

This is a history of political ideologies during the period famously described by Eric Hobsbawn as ‘The Age of Extremes’ - from the First World War to the collapse of the Soviet Union.Ideologies in the Age of Extremes introduces the key ideologies of the age; liberalism, conservatism, communism and fascism. Willie Thompson identifies the political influence of mass movements as a key feature. He uses a powerful approach that considers the different ideologies in relation to each other. This allows him to shows that they 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.This sophisticated yet accessible analysis will be of great interest to students of 20th century history and political theory.

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