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The rise of the global imaginary : political ideologies from the French Revolution to the global war on terror
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Steger, Manfred B, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political science--History.
- Political science.
- Right and left (Political science)--History.
- Right and left (Political science).
- Ideology--History.
- Ideology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 318 p.)
- Other Title:
- rise of the global imaginary
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Combining political history, philosophical interpretation and story-telling, Steger traces ideology's remarkable journey from de Tracy's Enlightenment 'science of ideas' to George W. Bush's 'imperial globalism'. He finds in '-isms' an ability to articulate deep-seated understandings of community in global rather than national terms.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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