CONTENTS
List of illustrative material
ix xi
Tradition
52 54 55 58 60 61 61 65 69 73 74 74 71
Human imperfection
Figures
Organic society
Tour of the book
xii
Hierarchy and authority
Preface to the seventh edition
xiv
Property
Types of conservatism
Libertarian conservatism Authoritarian conservatism Paternalistic conservatism
1. UNDERSTANDING POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES 1 Preview 1 Views of political ideology 2 Marxist views 3 Non-Marxist views 5 Contours of ideology 7 From ‘classical’ to ‘new’ ideologies? 10 Left, right and beyond 13 The end of ideology? 16 Questions for discussion 18 Further reading 18
Christian democracy
The future of conservatism Questions for discussion
Further reading
4. SOCIALISM
75 75 76 78 79 80 83 85 87 87 81 100 101 102 94
Preview
Historical overview
Core themes
Community Cooperation
2. LIBERALISM
19
Equality
Class politics
Preview
19
Common ownership
Historical overview
20 22 23 24 26 27 29 31 31 36 41 46 47 48
Types of socialism
Core themes
Communism
Individualism
Social democracy
Freedom Reason
The future of socialism Questions for discussion
Justice
Further reading
Toleration
Types of liberalism
Classical liberalism Modern liberalism Liberal democracy
5. ANARCHISM
103
Preview
103 104 105 107 109
Historical overview
The future of liberalism Questions for discussion
Core themes
Anti-statism Natural order Anti-clericalism Economic freedom
Further reading
111 112 113 113 117
3. CONSERVATISM
49
Types of anarchism
Preview
49 50 52
Collectivist anarchism Individualist anarchism
Historical overview
Core themes
vi
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