A citizen's guide to American ideology : conservatism and liberalism in contemporary politics /
Morgan Marietta.
- New York : Routledge, 2012.
- x, 131 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
- Citizen guides to politics and public affairs .
- Citizen guides to politics and public affairs .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : too common and too rare -- An ideology tree -- Conservatism : premise foundations -- The core value of conservatism : ordered liberty -- The central question of conservatism : the glue problem -- Conservatism : branches -- Liberalism : premise foundations -- The core value of liberalism : social justice -- The central question of liberalism : the oppression problem -- Liberalism : branches -- Emotions & nightmares -- Value divides -- Liberty & equality : consensus values with conflictual meanings -- Issue positions and mutual misunderstandings : explaining conservative and liberal policies -- The origins of contemporary ideology : explaining neocons versus paleocons & multiculturalists versus liberals -- Conclusion : conservatism, liberalism, and American democracy.
Conservatives and Liberals often resort to cartoon images of the opposing ideology, relying on broadly defined caricatures to illustrate their opposition. To help us get past these stereotypes, this short, punchy book explains the two dominant political ideologies in America today, providing a thorough and fair analysis of each as well as insight into their respective branches.
English
9780415899000 0415899001
10.4324/9780203183090 doi
Conservatism--United States. Conservadurismo--Estados Unidos Ideology--United States. Ideología--Estados Unidos Liberalism--United States. Liberalismo --Estados Unidos.