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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 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 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Media and Left; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; List of Tables and Figures; List of Contributors; Introduction; 1 The Spectre of Marx; 2 Culture, Communication, & Ideology = Forms of Work; 3 Media Power and Class Power: Overplaying Ideology; 4 The Cultural Apparatus of Monopoly Capital: An Introduction; 5 The War Against Democracy in the UK; 6 Infamy and Indoctrination in American Media and Politics; 7 U.S. Media and the World; 8 The Evolving Business Models of Network News?; 9 Corporate Social (Ir)Responsibility in Media and Communication Industries

"This title aims to both point out the unhealthy chasm of polarization in the nation and also describe with empathy why people of good will can hold such divergent beliefs and values while still ascribing to the motto on our currency: "e pluribus unum/from many one." It describes and appreciates the dearly held values of the left and the right, liberals and conservatives, and help each side realize that the progress of the nation toward "a more perfect union" only happens when we tack to the center"--

Intro -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Introduction -- 1. In Spite of Noise and Confusion: Whittaker Chambers -- 2. The Finest Brain: James Burnham -- 3. When the Team's Up Against It: Ronald Reagan -- 4. Mr. Yes, Mr. No: Norman Podhoretz -- 5. The Betrayed: David Horowitz -- 6. A Man Alone: Christopher Hitchens -- Postscript -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Notes -- Index -- Copyright.

Title Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword by Neil Kinnock -- Introduction -- Prologue: A New Look at an 'Old Labour' Government -- 1: The Toads -- 2: Dire Straits in 1978 -- 3: The Winter of Our Discontent -- 4: Loyalist Group Formed -- 5: The Sad Farewell to Old Labour -- 6: Leave Thatcher, We'll Get Callaghan First -- 7: The Darkest Hour -- 8: Blunders, Bloomers and the Leadership -- 9: A Second Own Goal at Wembley -- 10: Shirley Throws in the Towel -- 11: The Moderates Fight Back -- 12: Toad Fights Badger -- 13: Hope and Despair -- 14: Foot Won't Help -- 15: The Wild Wood -- 16: The Goodies Gang Up - Benn Cast Away -- 17: A Phoney Peace and a Real War in the Falklands -- 18: Taking Control -- 19: Under New Management -- 20: By-elections at Bermondsey and Darlington -- 21: The Longest Suicide Note -- 22: The 1983 General Election - Foot's Last Stand -- 23: The Leadership Battle - Kinnock's Victory -- 24: The Fall of Militant -- 25: The Fall of Benn -- Epilogue: Blackpool, Conference Week 1998 -- Postscript: Westminster, December 2015 The Left Ascendant in a New Winter of Discontent -- Select Bibliography -- Appendix: The Guardian Obituary of John Golding -- Index -- A, B, C -- D, E, F -- G, H, I -- J, K, L -- M, N, O -- P, Q, R -- S, T, U -- V, W, X -- Y, Z -- Copyright

Why do some countries construct strong systems of social protection, while others leave workers exposed to market forces? One of the most robust findings of the comparative political economy literature is the claim that the more political resources are controlled by the left, the more likely a country is to have generous, universal welfare states. In contrast, this book argues, through in-depth case studies of Portugal and Spain, that the strength of the far left is an important and overlooked determinant of social protection outcomes

Cover -- Half-title Page -- Also by Roger Scruton -- Title Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. What is Left? -- 2. Resentment in Britain: Hobsbawm and Thompson -- 3. Disdain in America: Galbraith and Dworkin -- 4. Liberation in France: Sartre and Foucault -- 5. Tedium in Germany: Downhill to Habermas -- 6. Nonsense in Paris: Althusser, Lacan and Deleuze -- 7. Culture Wars Worldwide: The New Left from Gramsci to Said -- 8. The Kraken Wakes: Badiou and Žižek -- 9. What is Right? -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects -- Copyright Page