| Ideology Contributor(s): Hawkes, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415290120 ISBN-13: 9780415290128 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $27.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2003 Annotation: This volume is a much-needed guide to the myriad definitions and meanings of 'ideology'. With a clear focus on student needs, David Hawkes: *traces the history of the term and the debates which surround it, from Machiavelli to the present day *examines ideology within the critical frameworks of empiricism, idealism, Marxism, post-Marxism and postmodernism *provides clear examples to illuminate his argument *asks why ideology matters *discusses, in this new edition, ideology after September 11. With a newly updated bibliography and fresh suggestions for further reading, "Ideology" offers a concise, accessible introduction to one of the mostly widely debated critical concepts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 801.95 |
| LCCN: 2002155432 |
| Lexile Measure: 1360 |
| Series: New Critical Idiom (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.08" W x 7.84" (0.56 lbs) 228 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This new revised edition includes an updated bibliography, a new glossary and index and fresh suggestions for further reading, as well as a discussion of ideology after September 11. Ideology:*traces the history of the term and the debates which surround it, from Machiavelli to the present day *asks why ideology matters *examines ideology within the critical frameworks of empiricism, idealism, Marxism, post-Marxism and postmodernism. With plenty of clear examples to illuminate the discussion, Ideology offers an accessible introduction to this controversial and widely debated critical concept. |