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This new revised edition includes an updated bibliography, a new glossary and index and fresh suggestions for further reading, as well as a discussion of ideology after September 11.

Ideology:
*traces the history of the term and the debates which surround it, from Machiavelli to the present day
*asks why ideology matters
*examines ideology within the critical frameworks of empiricism, idealism, Marxism, post-Marxism and postmodernism.
With plenty of clear examples to illuminate the discussion, Ideology offers an accessible introduction to this controversial and widely debated critical concept.



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'I have used [Ideology] in my classroom, and can testify that it is immensely useful for both the teacher and the taught in dealing with this difficult and crucial concept.' - In-between: Essays and Studies in Literary Criticism



Table of Contents
Introduction: Ideology and the Postmodern 1. Origins 2. Empiricism 3. Idealism 4. Marxism 5. Post-Marxism 6. Postmodernism 7. Ideology and Globalization Conclusion Glossary Further Reading Bibliography Index

Ideology The New Critical Idiom

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Published 29 May 2003
      ISBN-13 9780415290111
      978-0415290111
      ISBN-10 0415290112

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This new revised edition includes an updated bibliography, a new glossary and index and fresh suggestions for further reading, as well as a discussion of ideology after September 11.

      Ideology:
      *traces the history of the term and the debates which surround it, from Machiavelli to the present day
      *asks why ideology matters
      *examines ideology within the critical frameworks of empiricism, idealism, Marxism, post-Marxism and postmodernism.
      With plenty of clear examples to illuminate the discussion, Ideology offers an accessible introduction to this controversial and widely debated critical concept.



      Trade Review

      'I have used [Ideology] in my classroom, and can testify that it is immensely useful for both the teacher and the taught in dealing with this difficult and crucial concept.' - In-between: Essays and Studies in Literary Criticism



      Table of Contents
      Introduction: Ideology and the Postmodern 1. Origins 2. Empiricism 3. Idealism 4. Marxism 5. Post-Marxism 6. Postmodernism 7. Ideology and Globalization Conclusion Glossary Further Reading Bibliography Index

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