Quick, accessible, compact guide to understanding key political concepts. Contents include: Liberty, Justice, Equality, Human rights, Social contract, Democracy, Monarchy, Anarchism, Capitalism, Socialism, Nationalism and Globalisation.
Introduction
6
(2)
The basics
8
(28)
Concepts
36
(38)
Structures and institutions
74
(32)
Democracy and democratic institutions
106
(24)
Conservatism
130
(20)
Liberalism
150
(34)
Socialism and communism
184
(46)
Anarchism
230
(18)
Authoritarianism and totalitarianism
248
(20)
Nation, race and religion
268
(58)
Gender politics
326
(22)
Ecologism
348
(14)
International politics
362
(28)
The future
390
(18)
Glossary
408
(4)
Index
412
(4)
Acknowledgements
416
Marcus Weeks is the author of the hugely successful Philosophy in Minutes, Psychology in Minutes and Politics in Minutes. He has written numerous other books and contributed to prestigious reference works such as The Philosophy Book, the Millennium Encyclopedia and the Definitive Visual Guide series.
