A citizen's guide to American ideology : conservatism and liberalism in contemporary politics / Morgan Marietta.

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Main Author: Marietta, Morgan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2012.
Series:Citizen guides to politics and public affairs.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.