Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The state and sovereignty
  • 2. The nation3. Democracy
  • 4. Freedom
  • 5. Equality
  • 6. Rights, Obligations and Citizenship
  • 7. The role of Ideology in Politics and Society
  • 8. Nationalism
  • 9. Conservatism
  • 10. Liberalism
  • 11. Socialism
  • 12. Marxism and Anarchism
  • 13. Fascism
  • 14. Environmentalism and Ecologism
  • 15. Feminism
  • Concluding remarks
  • Glossary of major figures
  • Suggested further reading.