The Power of Ideology: From the Roman Empire to Al-Qaeda (Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics) by Alex Roberto Hybel - 2012-05-30

Routledge, 2012. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

2012 softcover as pictured. This book explores the various effects that competing ideologies have had on humanity for the past 1,700 years. The author examines the effects of Christianity, Islam, Confucianism, Protestantism, secularism, balance-of-power doctrine, nationalism, imperialism, anti-imperialist nationalism, liberalism, communism, fascism, nazism, ethno-nationalism, and transnational radical Islamism contrasting the effects their originators sought to craft and the consequences they generated. Binding is firm, spine uncreased. Covers are rubbed and curled. Text appears clean and unmarked. Top fore edge of final 40 pages is water stained and wavy. No dust jacket. Price reflects condition. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

Paperback / softback. New. Since the Roman Empire, leaders have used ideology to organize the masses and instil amongst them a common consciousness, and equally to conquer, assimilate, or repel alternative ideologies. Ideology has been used to help create, safeguard, expand, or tear down political communities, states, empires, and regional or world systems. This book explores the multiple effects that competing ideologies have had on the world system for the past 1,700 years: the author examines the nature and content of Christianity, Islam, Confucianism, Protestantism, secularism, balance-of-power doctrine, nationalism, imperialism, anti-imperialist nationalism, liberalism, communism, fascism, Nazism, ethno-nationalism, and transnational radical Islamism; alongside the effects their originators sought to craft and the consequences they generated. This book argues that for centuries world actors have aspired to propagate through the world arena a structure of meaning that reflected their own… Read More

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Routledge, 2012. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 272 pages. 9.20x6.20x0.70 inches.