The Age of Ideology: Political Ideologies from the American Revolution to Postmodern TimesAfter the great revolutions of 1776 in America and 1789 in France, modern nations began to express political struggle as a conflict between Left and Right, a spectrum of ideologies including socialism, liberalism, conservatism, nationalism, and later, communism and fascism, among others. These dominant ideologies reflected the themes of industrial society, powerful nation states, and the era of class politics. Today, however, a series of rapid social