Ideology

Description

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.

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

Author Bio

David Hawkes teaches at Lehigh University, Pennsylvania. His recent publications include Idols of the Marketplace: Idolatry and Commodity Fetishism in English Literature 1580-1680.

Related Subjects

1. Interdisciplinary Literary Studies
2. Literature & Culture
3. Critical Concepts