Ideology / Edition 2

by David Hawkes

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415290128
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/29/2003
Series:	The New Critical Idiom
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x (d)

About the Author

David Hawkes teaches at Lehigh University, Pennsylvania. His recent publications include Idols of the Marketplace: Idolatry and Commodity Fetishism in English Literature 1580-1680.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Ideology and the Postmodern 1. Origins 2. Empiricism 3. Idealism 4. Marxism 5. Post-Marxism 6. Postmodernism 7. Ideology and Globalization Conclusion Glossary Further Reading Bibliography Index

Editorial Reviews

'I have used [Ideology] in my classroom, and can testify that it is immensely useful for both the teacher and the taught in dealing with this difficult and crucial concept.' - In-between: Essays and Studies in Literary Criticism

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