1st Edition

Ideology and Politics

By Martin Seliger Copyright 1976
354 Pages
by Routledge

354 Pages
by Routledge

354 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1976. Ideology plays an important role in many fields of human activity and has therefore been dealt with directly and indirectly in a vast number of studies, but a generally accepted definition of the term is lacking even in the various branches of social and political science. This book - the first since Mannheim to elaborate a comprehensive theory of ideology - seeks to... Read more

Preface;  Introduction;  Part One: The Shortcomings of the Restrictive Conception;  1. Vicissitudes and Vacillations  2. Reorientation and Anticipations;  Part Two: The Case for the Inclusive Conception;  3. Basic Linkages  4. Pragmatism versus Ideology  5. Class Interests, Ideology and Reality;  Part Three: Ideologies in Action;  6. Fundamental and Operative Ideology  7. Reconstruction of the Left-Right Continuum  8. Ideological Change;  Epilogue;  Notes;  Appendices;  Bibliography;  Index

Biography

Martin Seliger