Using political ideas Book by Barbara Goodwin

Using Political Ideas is a unique blend of political philosophy, political theory and history of political thought. It combines a critique of the major ideologies of recent and contemporary society with an analysis of the ideas that form the very stuff of political debate. By exposing the interplay between ideas and ideologies, it shows why political opponents often speak at cross-purposes and why rational agreement is so hard to achieve in politics.


The fifth edition of this well respected and widely known text will be welcomed by all those interested in questions such as:

* Is equality more important than personal freedom?
* Does the majority have the right to dictate to the minority in multicultural society?
* Is nationalism a progressive force in the world