Left and right : the small world of political ideas /

"The words "left" and "right" often signal a political divide in debates about abortion, homosexuality, capital punishment, gun control, law and order, social welfare, public transportation, taxation, immigration, and the environment, among other issues. Despite claims that...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cochrane, Christopher (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015.
Series:McGill-Queen's studies in urban governance.
Subjects:
1900-2099
Right and left (Political science) > History > 20th century.
Right and left (Political science) > History > 21st century.
Droite (Science politique) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Gauche (Science politique) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Droite (Science politique) > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Gauche (Science politique) > Histoire > 21e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > World > Canadian.
Right and left (Political science)
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The "Meaning" of Left and Right
  • 3 Ideology, Dimensionality, and Asymmetry
  • 4 The Structure and Content of Left / Right Differences
  • 5 Left / Right Positions and Polarization
  • 6 Left / Right Persistence and Evolution
  • 7 Citizens' Left / Right Orientations
  • 8 The Rise of Left / Right in Canadian Politics
  • 9 Conclusion.

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