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A Brief History of Political Cultural Change Kindle Edition

by Eric Shierman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Do you get confused by political labels? What exactly is a liberal? How is a liberal different from a socialist? Why do political philosophers call free-market ideology liberal but most Americans call it conservative instead? Why did the Tea Party call Obama a socialist and the Occupy Wall Street movement finds him too preoccupied with the interests of the highest percentile of income earners? Are there any political issues that are non-ideological? Does the number of viable political parties affect a political culture's ideological diversity? What drives political cultural change? This book answers these questions with precision and a pithy word economy; its ambition is to be as informative as possible with as few words as possible so that its reader can understand political theory in a few hours or less.

Eric Shierman shows how political ideology is constantly in flux at any particular moment in time, but can still be reduced to three unchanging systems of thought. He explains the way in which these three ideologies interact over time, identifying the historical inflection points that brought about a realignment among them. Arguing that we are in one of these rare moments of change now, he maps out the political road ahead.
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Eric Shierman is a partner at a small hedge fund. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0074J5FD2
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 1, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 110 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 64 pages
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A former US Marine, Eric Shierman is a graduate of Hillsdale College. He lives in Portland, Oregon, and is a frequent contributor to the Oregonian's My Oregon blog and the Oregon Catalyst.

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Wynter Kaiser
5.0 out of 5 stars Simple and Direct Introduction to Politics
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2012
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A concise, well-written summary of modern ideology and the historical context that has shaped it. Shierman does an effective job of breaking down the background of politic theory to help anyone (student, scholar or layman) understand the history of where it came from and where it could be taking us in the future. It is a perfect introduction to politics, easy to read and extremely informative.
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Charles Robison
5.0 out of 5 stars Unavoidable Truths
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2012
Shierman breaks down the familiar left-right model and shows why the stereotypical boundaries are frequently blurred and why the odd bedfellows of politics have formed shifting alliances over the decades. The book explains the current debates among the various factions within both major parties and points toward possible reallignment in the future. Shierman also dispells the myth of the potential for a Third Party in American politics.

Shierman's slim work deserves a space on your bookshelf next to Machiavelli's Prince. A must-read for political students and practitioners alike.
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