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John . Ed(S): Keane - Civil Society - 9781845450649 - V9781845450649
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Civil Society

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Description for Civil Society Hardback. Due to the rapid growth and the violent destruction of the institutions of civil society, Berlin re-emerged with renewed vitality. This volume presents a sample of essays on contemporary civil societies, their structural problems, and their uncertain future, written by scholars with a close, long-standing relationship with the city. Editor(s): Keane, John. Series: European Civil Society. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .

At the moment, no other European city attracts so much fascination as the city of Berlin. An unrivalled symbol of modern urban life, Berlin is a dynamic city whose inhabitants, in the course of the past two centuries, have lived through both the rapid growth and the violent destruction of the institutions of civil society, several times over. This volume situates itself within these developments by presenting, for the first time in English, a sample of the best, recently written essays on contemporary civil societies, their structural problems, and their uncertain future, written by scholars with a close, long-standing ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
Series
European Civil Society
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845450649
SKU
V9781845450649
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About John . Ed(S): Keane
John Keane is founder of the Centre for the Study of Democracy, Professor of Politics at the University of Westminster and Research Professor at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (WZB). Born in Australia and educated at the universities of Adelaide, Toronto and Cambridge, he is a frequent contributor to media around the world. He is the author of Global Civil Society? (2003) ... Read more

Reviews for Civil Society
“The range and depth of this volume is impressive, as evidenced in Keane's excellent introduction, which extends from the philosophical foundations of civil society to its historical antecedents… By providing such a rich canvas of case studies and by illuminating the immanent tensions civil societies contend with, this book will become a standard reference for those interested in Europe and ... Read more

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