{"product_id":"political-keywords-isbn-9781405150644","title":"Political Keywords","description":"Written by renowned political philosopher Andrew Levine, \u003ci\u003ePolitical Keywords\u003c\/i\u003e guides readers through today’s most commonly used- and misused- political terminology.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA much-needed dictionary of contemporary political vernacular from “alienation” to “Zionism”\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDefines the most important political keywords, i.e. the often-confusing (and sometimes intentionally misleading) terms that are used to describe our politics\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRefamiliarizes the reader with today’s most commonly used and misused terms, thus clarifying the current political landscape\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssumes no prior academic background in politics\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes extensive cross-referencing, suggested further readings, and a\u003cbr\u003e comprehensive glossary\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides the ideal guide to navigating a landscape of dangerously vague terms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Introduction. \u003cp\u003ePolitical Keywords A–Z.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary\u003c\/p\u003e  “Andrew Levine’s \u003ci\u003eKeywords\u003c\/i\u003e is at the same time a political dictionary, a course on political philosophy, and an analysis of the current political scene and prospects. It is also extremely readable, its abundant learning lightened by Levine’s openness and wit, all helping to make \u003ci\u003eKeywords\u003c\/i\u003e accessible to a wide range of people interested in politics, propaganda, and the human prospect.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEdward S. Herman, co-author (with Noam Chomsky) of Manufacturing Consent, and author of Beyond Hypocrisy: Decoding the News in an Age of Propaganda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Learned and lucid, impiously defiant of the academic church, this syllabus of heresies is a liberal education by and for itself.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNorman Birnbaum, author of After Progress: American Social Thought and European Socialism in the Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Andrew Levine has performed a monumental feat. He clarifies meanings of words and concepts which have been drained of value, but which people use as ear plugs to increase the deafness of thought and practice in our befuddled period. This book is an amazing accomplishment.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarcus Raskin, co-founder of the Institute for Policy Studies and Professor, School of Public Policy George Washington University\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAndrew Levine\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies (Washington DC), and Research Professor in Philosophy at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is author of many books, most recently \u003ci\u003eRethinking Liberal Equality: From A “Utopian” Point of View\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), \u003ci\u003eEngaging Political Philosophy: Hobbes to Rawls \u003c\/i\u003e(Blackwell, 2001), \u003ci\u003eA Future for Marxism?\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), and \u003ci\u003eThe American Ideology\u003c\/i\u003e (2004).  Recent history has seen profound change in the world’s political landscape. With these changes, many formerly secure understandings of political terms have become lost, and the meanings of the words we use to describe our politics have become muddied. Frequently confusing, and often intentionally misleading, this language can be easily distorted in order to spin disputed ideas or justify questionable actions. At the same time, fresh insights about modern politics have been developed that remain little known or discussed outside academic circles. This account of political keywords addresses these circumstances with a view to rectifying them – for the benefit of students, political activists, and a public desperately in need of clarity. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe entries in \u003ci\u003ePolitical Keywords\u003c\/i\u003e work together to create a timely dictionary of contemporary political vernacular from 'alienation' to 'Zionism.' Extensive cross-referencing, suggested further readings, and a comprehensive glossary make \u003ci\u003ePolitical Keywords\u003c\/i\u003e the ideal guide to navigating a landscape of dangerously vague terms.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989805023461,"sku":"NP9781405150644","price":83.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405150644.jpg?v=1761785534","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/political-keywords-isbn-9781405150644","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}