{"product_id":"growing-civil-society-from-nonprofit-sector-to-third-space-paperback-softback-9780253220479","title":"Growing Civil Society; From Nonprofit Sector to Third Space (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253220479","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGrowing Civil Society\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom Nonprofit Sector to Third Space\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJon Van Til (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253220479\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 September 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages, 8 figures\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 1.8 cm, 0.435 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\u003cp\u003e\"This book investigates the role of voluntary action and nonprofit organization in contemporary America. It notes that society contains four sectors – governmental, market, family and nonproft – and argues that the concept of a 'third space' is a more useful way of conceptualizing the area of society that is occupied by nonprofits as well as many individuals and organizations that come together to work for the common good. Van Til is a respected commentator on nonprofit and philanthropic issues and he notes in the preface to this paperback edition that this book has been ten years in gestation. He offers a rounded review of third sector activity, including successes and limitations. But ultimately the author is a champion of his focus of study, arguing that the third space is crucial because it has the potential to be a wellspring for rebuilding a troubled society in an age of rapid change and turbulence.\"—Beth Breeze, Publications Editor , \u003ci\u003ePhilanthropy UK Nwsltr\u003c\/i\u003e, Dec. 2008, Issue 35\u003cbr\u003e \"Creatively reframing now-familiar concepts of civil society, third sector, and social capital, Van Til builds a compelling argument for a 'third space,' where individuals and organizations come together to reflect and act to create the community and society they need.\"—Susan Ostrander, \u003ci\u003eTufts University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Van Til's book is a valuable and refreshing contribution to the increasingly important question of how, and in what ways, the non-market, non-governmental associations of civil society contribute to social goods and goals.\"—Mark Warren, \u003ci\u003eGeorgetown University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrowing Civil Society\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the role of voluntary action and nonprofit organization in contemporary America. Key to the book is the concept of \"third space,\" which provides an important tool for the construction of civil society. The third space is not independent from society's major institutions, but exists in dynamic interdependence with them, linking individuals in their home bases of family and community to the larger governmental and economic structures within which all citizens, workers, and consumers learn to find their way in modern society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the Paperback Edition\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Third Sector, Third Space\u003cbr\u003e Part One: The Uses of the Third Sector\u003cbr\u003e 1. Building Blocks for the Third Sector\u003cbr\u003e 2. Mapping the Boundaries\u003cbr\u003e Part Two: On the Boundary between Government and the Third Sector\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Third Sector as a Political Force\u003cbr\u003e 4. National Service in Theory and in Practice\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Emerging Field of Nonprofit Policy Study\u003cbr\u003e Part Three: On the Boundary between Business and the Third Sector\u003cbr\u003e 6. Making Money, Wielding Power, and Other Temptations of Nonprofit Life\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Art and Business of Nonprofit Organization Management\u003cbr\u003e 8. When the Business of Nonprofits Is Increasingly Business\u003cbr\u003e Part Four: On the Boundary between Culture and the Third Space\u003cbr\u003e 9. Civil Education: Moving to Define an Ambiguous Tradition\u003cbr\u003e 10. On the Contemporary Hope for Faith and Charity\u003cbr\u003e 11. Social Entrepreneurship and the End of Work\u003cbr\u003e Part Five: Searching for Meaning and Justice\u003cbr\u003e 12. Commission Reports on the Third Sector\u003cbr\u003e 13. Civil Society and the Escape from Madness\u003cbr\u003e Part Six: A Third Space\u003cbr\u003e 14. Beyond the Myths of Sector\u003cbr\u003e 15. Growing Civil Society, Using the Third Space\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525936017688,"sku":"9780253220479","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/growing-civil-society-from-nonprofit-sector-to-third-space-paperback-softback-9780253220479","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}