Political Ideologies

Comprehensive yet accessible, this classic text, now in its thirteenth edition follows the evolution of political thought over 300 years. Organized chronologically, this text examines each ideology within a political, historical, economic, and social context. In addition to a thorough updating of examples and data, heres what youll find in the new edition: Analyses of President Trumps rollback of Obamacare, trade war with China, and changes to immigration, taxation, and environmental policy. Conservative justifications for supply-side economics and liberal rationale for drug legalization and "trigger-word" bans. Brexits effects on the Scottish independence movement. Resurgence of feminist protest, including the Me Too movement, alongside anarchist protest, following Trumps election, including groups like Black Bloc and Antifa. Chinas rising environmental and social problems, including unrest among its heavily controlled Uighur population. Cubas transfer of power from the Castros to President Daz-Canel, and their fraught rapprochement with the U.S. Russias disinformation campaigns, and alternating brinksmanship and dtente between Trump and North Koreas Chairman Kim Jong-un. The ascent of the Alt-right in the U.S., and white supremacist influence on parties in the U.S. and Europe. The continuing salience of Islamism, the teetering Iran deal, and ongoing degeneration of the Arab Spring to the Islamist Winter.