Although the distinction between the politics of the left and the right is commonly assumed in the media and in treatments of political science and history, the terms are used so loosely that the student and the general reader are often confused: What exactly are the terms left and right supposed to imply? This two-volume Encyclopedia of Politics contains over 450 articles on individuals, movements, political parties, and ideological principles, with those usually thought of as left in the left-hand volume (Volume 1) and those considered on the right, in the right-hand volume (Volume 2).

Topics Covered

Countries/Regions: Leftist Politics

Countries/Regions: Rightist Politics

Leftist “Isms”

Leftist Laws

Leftist Political Issues

Leftist Political Movements

Leftist Political Parties

People on the Left

People on the Right

Rightist “Isms”

Rightist Laws

Rightist Political Issues

Rightist Political Movements

Rightist Political Parties