Since the early 1950s, the "decline of ideology" hypothesis has
commanded a great deal of attention in the intellectual community
at large. Th e controversy has taken both empirical and polemical
turns. Th is book concentrates on the empirical literature, off
ering both original contributions and previously published papers
of outstanding importance. Selections were made to give full play
to freshness of view and diversity of sources. The book presents
the hypothesis of ideological decline as set forth by two of its
major spokesmen, brings together essays that subject this
hypothesis to empirical tests in both Western and non-Western
contexts, and then presents both positive and negative evaluations
of the hypothesis. Avoiding an ex cathedra definition of ideology,
the editor and contributors scrutinize the nature of ideology and
its workings and suggest approaches to the comparative treatment of
ideologies. This book offers the first clear and wide-ranging
overview of the putative decline of ideology, a concept burdened by
a history of emotional argumentation. Changes in the function of
ideology in the Soviet Union, the United States, Western Europe,
and Japan are examined, and the ideological dimension of student
movements of the 1960s is taken into account. Ideology: Comparative
and Cultural Status is an expertly edited presentation of
contrasting views of a vital topic. It is ideally suited for use in
a variety of courses in the area of political thought and political
sociology.
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