Civil Society: History and Possibilities - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0521633443 ISBN 13: 9780521633444

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2001

Riassunto

Civil society is one of the most used - and abused - concepts in current political thinking. In this important collection of essays, the concept is subjected to rigorous analysis by an international team of contributors, all of whom seek to encourage the historical and comparative understanding of political thought. The volume is divided into two parts: the first section analyses the meaning of civil society in different theoretical traditions of Western philosophy. In the second section, contributors consider the theoretical and practical contexts in which the notion of civil society has been invoked in Asia, Africa and Latin America. These essays demonstrate how an influential Western idea like civil society is itself altered and innovatively modified by the specific contexts of intellectual and practical life in the societies of the South.

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Recensione:

'... this collection is unusually coherent in plan and consistent in quality. The editors have assembled an excellent group of authors.' The Times Higher Education Supplement

'The book is notable also in bringing together a highly distinguished array of contributors.' Contemporary Political Theory

Descrizione del libro:

Fifteen scholars clarify the concept of 'civil society', considering its use in different historical contexts. The volume first analyses the meaning of civil society in Western theoretical traditions, and then considers the theoretical and practical contexts in which it has been invoked in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0521633443
• ISBN 13: 9780521633444
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 344
• Redattore: Kaviraj Sudipta, Khilnani Sunil