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100 _aBurns, Edward McNall
245 0 _aIdea in conflict
260 _aGreat Britain
260 _bMethuen & Co Ltd.
260 _c1963
300 _a587p.
520 _aThe course of twentieth-century history and even the future of mankind may be held in the balance by the political beliefs that prevail in our times. In this far: reaching study, the theories underlying the great intellectual and political movements of the contemporary world are analysed, contrasted and set in historical perspective. Ideas in Conflict is notable for its breadth and scope. In careful detail, the author examines doctrines ranging from Progressive Democracy to the New Conservatism, from modern religious orthodoxy to Existentialism, from old-style imperialism to the strident nationalism of the spokesmen for the emerging states. Ideas in Conflict is a book of vital interest to students of modern political theory and to all readers concerned with the political and intellectual cross-currents that dominate this turbulent period of world history,
650 _aPolitical Science
942 _cB
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