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11%OFFGerald Beyer - Recovering Solidarity: Lessons from Poland's Unfinished Revolution (CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHT) - 9780268022167 - V9780268022167
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Recovering Solidarity: Lessons from Poland's Unfinished Revolution (CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHT)

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Description for Recovering Solidarity: Lessons from Poland's Unfinished Revolution (CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHT) Paperback. Provides a contextualized theological and ethical treatment of the idea of solidarity. This book focuses on the Polish Solidarity movement of the 1980s and the ways in which that movement originally embodied but during the country's transformation to a capitalist democratic society, abandoned this important aspect of the Catholic social tradition. Series: Catholic Social Tradition. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; JHB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.

In Recovering Solidarity, Gerald J. Beyer provides a contextualized theological and ethical treatment of the idea of solidarity. He focuses particularly on the Polish Solidarity movement of the 1980s and the ways in which that movement originally embodied but, during the country's transformation to a capitalist democratic society, soon abandoned this important aspect of the Catholic social tradition. Using Poland as a case study, Beyer explores the obstacles to promoting an ethic of solidarity in contemporary capitalist societies and attempts to demonstrate how the moral revolution of the early Solidarity movement can be revived, both in its country of origin ... Read more

Recovering Solidarity is widely interdisciplinary, utilizing Catholic social tradition, philosophical ethics, developmental economics, poverty research, gender studies, and sociology. It will appeal to those interested in the problems of poverty and justice.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
Series
Catholic Social Tradition
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268022167
SKU
V9780268022167
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About Gerald Beyer
Gerald J. Beyer is assistant professor of theology at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia.

Reviews for Recovering Solidarity: Lessons from Poland's Unfinished Revolution (CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHT)
"Recovering Solidarity raises an eloquent, much needed challenge for all nations today, both developed and developing. Beyer paints a poignant picture of how the inspiring movement that brought freedom to Poland died at the hands of supporters of unlimited market freedom. Solidarity and participation remain essential ethical supports for true freedom, and will be indispensable to addressing the new poverty ... Read more

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