Ideals and Ideologies: A Reader is a comprehensive compilation of classic and original readings representing all of the major 'isms'. It offers students a generous sampling of key thinkers in different ideological traditions and places them in their historical and political contexts. Used on its own or with Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal , the title accounts for the different ways people use ideology and conveys the ongoing importance of ideas in politics. NEW TO THIS EDITION
This is a must for any political science enthusiast or just someone who wants to understand the mechanics of how a particular person thinks. It's a collection of writings consisting of everyone from Hitler to Tocqueville, with a short introduction about their psyche and particular personal ideology.