Ideology
To study ideology is to ask such questions as: Where do our ideas about society and politics come from? Are these ideas socially determined? If so, what validity can they claim? In this brief yet comprehensive introduction, David McLellan examines the origins of the concept of ideology, analyzes its place in the Marxist and non-Marxist traditions, and assesses the various uses to which it has been put in recent social and political theory, particularly the connection between ideology and the "e…
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To study ideology is to ask such questions as: Where do our ideas about society and politics come from? Are these ideas socially determined? If so, what validity can they claim? In this brief yet comprehensive introduction, David McLellan examines the origins of the concept of ideology, analyzes its place in the Marxist and non-Marxist traditions, and assesses the various uses to which it has been put in recent social and political theory, particularly the connection between ideology and the "end of history" debate. Revised and updated, this second edition is for all those who are interested in a clear presentation of the most basic concept in the philosophy of the social sciences.
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- Publication Date:1995.
- Edition:2nd ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):University of Minnesota Press
- Place of Publication:Minneapolis
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1995.
Notes
"First published in this second edition by Open University Press, 1995"--Title page verso.
The Physical Object
- Description:111 pages ; : 23 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0816628025, 9780816628025, 0816628033, 9780816628032
- oclc:ocm32392737
- LC Classification:JA83
- Dewey Decimal:320.5
Table of Contents
Preface -- Preface to the second edition -- 1. The Career of a Concept -- 2. Marx -- 3. The Marxist Tradition -- 4. The Non-Marxist Tradition -- 5. Ideology in the United States -- 6. Science, Language and Ideology -- 7. Ideology and the 'End of History' -- 8. Conclusion : An End to Ideology or Ideology Without End?
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