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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I. Comparative Framework -- 1. Comparative Analysis of Political Ideologies -- The Nature of Ideologies -- The Cognitive Dimension -- The Affective Dimension -- The Evaluative Dimension -- The Programmatic Dimension -- The Social-base Dimension -- Summary -- Marx's Conception of Ideology -- The Rise of Ideologies -- Functions of Ideologies -- Selected Bibliography -- Part II. Selected Ideologies -- 2. Nationalism -- The Meaning of Nationalism -- Historical Development of Nationalism -- Western Nationalism -- France -- The United States -- Eastern Nationalism -- Nationalism before Independence -- Nationalism after Independence -- The Resurgence of Nationalism in the West -- The Framework Applied -- Selected Bibliography -- 3. Fascism and Nazism -- Mussolini and His Times -- Hitler and His Times -- Why Mussolini and Hitler Attained Power -- Ideological Foundations of Fascism and Nazism -- Irrationalism and Activism -- Nationalism, Racism, and Expansionism -- Party and State -- Leader -- Fascist and Nazi Use of Propaganda -- Totalitarianism-Right and Left -- Commonalities -- Differences -- The Framework Applied -- Selected Bibliography -- 4. Marxism -- Socialism, Marxism, Communism, and Capitalism: An Introduction -- Marx and His Times -- The Ideas of Marx -- Young Marx -- Mature Marx -- One Marx -- The Significance of Marx -- The Framework Applied -- Selected Bibliography -- 5. Leninism -- Marxism and the Russian Context -- Lenin and His Times -- The Ideas of Lenin -- Concept of Imperialism -- Concept of Revolution -- Concepts of Party and State -- The Significance of Lenin -- The Framework Applied -- Selected Bibliography -- 6. Guerrilla Communism -- China -- Mao and His Times -- Conditions in China -- The Ideas of Mao -- Vietnam -- Ho and His Times.

This innovative study develops a feminist perspective on issues such as nationalism, religious fundamentalism and the process of democratization, examining the role of women in varying political contexts around the world.