Political ideologies : their origins and impact (10th ed)

A core text for freshman/senior-level courses in Introduction to Political Science, Political Theory, Comparative Government; a supplementary text for courses in International Relations and American Government (foreign policy). Using a chronological organization, this text explains the evolution of political thought over the past three centuries and describes political ideologies in the context of the social, economic, and political circumstances in which they developed.

It provides students with a complete understanding of political ideologies and how these concepts relate to their own lives.