Thompson, Willie.

Ideologies in the Age of Extremes : Liberalism, Conservatism, Communism, Fascism 1914-1991. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (289 pages)

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Definitions and argument -- I - Age of catastrophe 1914-45 -- 1. Economic and social developments -- 2. Liberalism -- 3. Conservatism -- 4. Communism -- 5. Fascism -- II - Golden years 1945-73 -- 6. Economic and social conditions -- 7. Liberalism on the right -- 8. Liberalism on the left -- 9. Communism -- 10. Conservatism and fascism -- III - Crisis 1973-91 -- 11. Economic and social conditions -- 12. Liberalism and conservatism coalesce -- 13. Communism -- 14. Fascism -- 15. Aftermath -- Notes -- Index.

Introduces the key ideologies of the twentieth century - liberalism, conservatism, communism and fascism - and analyses how they affected each other.

9781849645416


Political science-History.
Ideology-History.
Right and left (Political science).


Electronic books.

JA83 .T466 2011

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