A comprehensive compilation of original readings representing all of the major ’isms, Ideals and Ideologies puts students in touch with the thinkers and ideas that shape the political world. This reader offers students a generous sampling of key thinkers in different ideological traditions and places them in historical and political context. Used on its own or with Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal, Ideals and Ideologies accounts for the different ways people use ideology to interpret change in the world and directly conveys the ongoing importance of ideas in politics.