This article critically reviews five recently published textbooks on Modern Ideologies. It argues that these texts rely upon a particular conception of ideology that is useful in providing a framework through which the histories and ideas of specific ideologies are analysed, compared and assessed. However, placed in the context of the wider debate concerning the nature of ideology, it fails to address important issues and its limitations become apparent.
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