{"product_id":"civil-society-history-and-possibilities-hardback-9780521633444","title":"Civil Society; History and Possibilities (Hardback) 9780521633444","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCivil Society\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHistory and Possibilities\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDiscussions of the concept of 'civil society', including its use inside and outside the West.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSudipta Kaviraj (Edited by), Sunil Khilnani (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521633444, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 September 2001\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e344 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The book is notable also in bringing together a highly distinguished array of contributors.' Contemporary Political Theory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCivil 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Theoretical Traditions in the West: 1. The development of civil society Sunil Khilnani\u003cbr\u003e 2. Concepts of civil society in pre-modern Europe Anthony Black\u003cbr\u003e 3. The contemporary political significance of John Locke's conception of civil society John Dunn\u003cbr\u003e 4. Civil society in the Scottish Enlightenment Fania Oz Salzberger\u003cbr\u003e 5. Enlightenment and the institution of society Keith Michael Baker\u003cbr\u003e 6. Hegel and the economics of civil society Gareth Stedman Jones\u003cbr\u003e 7. Civil society in the Marxist tradition Joseph Femia\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Arguments in the South: 8. Civil society in extra-European perspective Jack Goody\u003cbr\u003e 9. On civil and political societies in post-colonial democracies Partha Chatterjee\u003cbr\u003e 10. Civil society and the fate of the modern Republic in Latin America Luis Castro Leiva and Anthony Pagden\u003cbr\u003e 11. The western concept of civil society in the context of Chinese history Thomas Metzger\u003cbr\u003e 12. Civil society, community and democracy in the Middle East Sami Zubaida\u003cbr\u003e 13. Mistaking 'Governance' for politics: Foreign aid, civil society and democracy Rob Jenkins\u003cbr\u003e 14. The promise of 'civil society' in the South Geoffrey Hawthorn\u003cbr\u003e 15. In search of civil society Sudipta Kaviraj.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e], History of Western philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of Western philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20Western%20philosophy%20%5BHPC%5D%22\"\u003eHPC\u003c\/a\u003e], History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46129328587032,"sku":"9780521633444","price":79.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521633444i.jpg?v=1691666656","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/civil-society-history-and-possibilities-hardback-9780521633444","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}