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A Citizen’s Guide to American Ideology

Conservatism and Liberalism in Contemporary Politics

Authors: Morgan Marietta Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication date: 2012 Publication language: Angielski Number of pages: 145 Publication formats: EAN: 9781136593666 DOI: 10.4324/9780203183090 ISBN: 9781136593666 Category: Political ideologies Publisher's index: 9780203183090 Bibliographic note: -

Description

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 problem that creates the competing branches of the ideology. This approach suggests a clear way to explain and compare the two ideologies in an effort to enhance democratic debate.?



A Citizen’s Guide to American Political Ideologies is a brief, non-technical and conversational overview of one of the most important means of understanding political rhetoric and policy debates in America today.

TOC

  • Cover 2
  • A Citizen's Guide to American Ideology 5
  • Copyright 6
  • Contents 9
  • List of illustrations 11
  • Acknowledgments 12
  • Introduction: Too Common and Too Rare 13
    • 1. An Ideology Tree 16
  • Part I: Conservatism 23
    • 2. Conservatism: Premise Foundations 25
    • 3. The Core Value of Conservatism: Ordered Liberty 32
    • 4. The Central Question of Conservatism: The Glue Problem 38
    • 5. Conservatism: Branches 42
  • Part II: Liberalism 53
    • 6. Liberalism: Premise Foundations 55
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Author's affiliation

Morgan Marietta: University of Massachusetts, Lowell, USA