Ideology and Political Life [Paperback]

Kenneth R. Hoover (Author), John Miles (Author), Vernon Johnson (Author), Sara Weir (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 20, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0155074989 | ISBN-13: 978-0155074989 | Edition: 3

This text familiarizes students with the basic ideologies of conservatism, liberalism, socialism, feminism, environmentalism, and racial ideologies, establishing the connections between these ideas and politics. The author provides a clearly written, accessible text on ideologies as they apply to American political experiences.

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About the Author

Kenneth Hoover is Professor of Political Science at Western Washington University. Books include IDEOLOGY AND POLITICAL LIFE, 3rd Edition (2001) (with John Miles, Vernon Jordan, and Sara Weir) and THE POWER OF IDENTITY: POLITICS IN A NEW KEY (1997) (with James Marcia and Kristen Parris).

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 3 edition (September 20, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0155074989
• ISBN-13: 978-0155074989
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,461,758 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Text is balanced and informative, October 2, 2001

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Karen (Smalltown, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ideology and Political Life (Paperback)

After reviewing a number of textbooks on American ideologies, I found the Hoover textbook to be exceedingly fair in its presentation of all contemporary American ideologies. It approaches the topic historically and is quite accurate; I found no bias in favor of any particular ideology. It not only covers all the bases, the structure is sensible and very helpful for students, who think they know what "liberalism" and "conservatism" mean, when in fact they do not. It's not my dream textbook, but I highly recommend it.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Awful, January 14, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Ideology and Political Life (Paperback)

Regardless of the author's bias, the book is just dreadful. Of all the books on this subject, there must be one clearer than this. Just terrible.

1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Liberal bias evident, July 12, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Ideology and Political Life (Paperback)

This book supposedly examines different political ideologies, but all it does is slam on the right. Meanwhile, the left is somehow sacred, and avoids criticism. I wonder if the writers have been up in the ivory towers too long, because the real world is not reflected in the writing of this book! Unbalanced, and not worth reading.