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Zusatztext The approach is immensely illuminating ... The outstanding merit of Freeden's work is that he has shown what political philosophy presently lacks, and has done so by demonstrating that ideologies should not be dismissed as merely the 'poor cousins' of philosophies. Both political theory and political philosophy have a great deal to learn from this book. Klappentext The distinguished political theorist Michael Freeden offers a ground-breaking new approach to the role of ideologies in the political world. His magisterial study covers all the key ideologies from Liberalism! Conservatism! and Socialism to feminism and Green political thought. This is an essential volume for all those working or studying in the area. Zusammenfassung The distinguished political theorist Michael Freeden offers a ground-breaking new approach to the role of ideologies in the political world. His magisterial study covers all the key ideologies from Liberalism, Conservatism, and Socialism to feminism and Green political thought. This is an essential volume for all those working or studying in the area. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART 1. Theorizing About Ideological Morphology 1: Staking Out: The Distinctiveness of Analysing Ideologies 2: Assembling: From Concepts to Ideologies 3: Applying: The Concepts of Ideological Meaning PART II. Liberalism: The Dominant Ideology 4: The `Grand Projects' of Liberalism 5: New Liberal Successions: The Modernization of an Ideology 6: The Challenge of Philosophical Liberalism: Contextualizing the Contemporary American Variant 7: Mistaken Identities and Other Anomalies: The Liberal Pretenders PART III. The Adaptability of Conservatism 8: Theorizing about Conservative Ideology 9: The Chimera of Conservative Dualism 10: Forward to the Past - The Conservative Revival PART IV. Socialism: The Containment of Transcendence 11: The Congruence of Socialist Diversity 12: Socialism, Liberty, and Choice PART V. Transformation and Dilution: The Assault on Ideological Convention 13: Feminism: The Recasting of Political Language 14: Green Ideology: Retreat and Regrouping ...