Historical and theoretical approaches are applied to the interaction between the theory and practice of the five major ideologies and value systems. The chapter on Libertarianism is new to the 11th edition.
The conflict between totalitarianism and democracy pro- vides the framework for a discussion of recent political and economic changes throughout the world.
While opponents argue that the theory is a typical product of Continental legal thinking, Ebenstein argues that this theory has the traditions & assumptions of the Common Law.