Table of Contents

PART 1. Theorizing About Ideological Morphology
1: Staking Out: The Distinctiveness of Analysing Ideologies
2: Assembling: From Concepts to Ideologies
3: Applying: The Concepts of Ideological Meaning
PART II. Liberalism: The Dominant Ideology
4: The `Grand Projects' of Liberalism
5: New Liberal Successions: The Modernization of an Ideology
6: The Challenge of Philosophical Liberalism: Contextualizing the Contemporary American Variant
7: Mistaken Identities and Other Anomalies: The Liberal Pretenders
PART III. The Adaptability of Conservatism
8: Theorizing about Conservative Ideology
9: The Chimera of Conservative Dualism
10: Forward to the Past - The Conservative Revival
PART IV. Socialism: The Containment of Transcendence
11: The Congruence of Socialist Diversity
12: Socialism, Liberty, and Choice
PART V. Transformation and Dilution: The Assault on Ideological Convention
13: Feminism: The Recasting of Political Language
14: Green Ideology: Retreat and Regrouping

Reviews

What is on offer here is both a highly original and profoundly stimulating analysis of ideological thinking. Freeden's book will undoubtedly shape and redefine the field of 'ideological studies' as it presently stands, initiating fruitful lines of research for many years to come ... There is much to admire in this book. History of European Ideas The approach is immensely illuminating ... The outstanding merit of Freeden's work is that he has shown what political philosophy presently lacks, and has done so by demonstrating that ideologies should not be dismissed as merely the 'poor cousins' of philosophies. Both political theory and political philosophy have a great deal to learn from this book. Radical Philosophy