Civil Society. History and Possibilities

Autori

• Sunil Khilnani
• Sudipta Kaviraj

Parametri

• Scienze politiche & Politica
• Scienze sociali

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Civil Society is one of the most used--and abused--concepts in current political thinking. Fifteen leading scholars clarify the theoretical meanings of the concept as well as consider the different historical contexts in which it has been used outside the West. The volume is divided into two the first section analyzes 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 this idea has been invoked in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

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Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2001

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