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Civil Society - Challenging Western Models (Hardcover, Reissue)
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Civil Society - Challenging Western Models (Hardcover, Reissue)
Series: European Association of Social Anthropologists
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The term 'civil society' has in recent years enjoyed something of a
vogue. Social scientists in many countries have enthusiastically
endorsed it as an ideal model of social organization, but from an
anthropological point of view this seems odd. How can an elusive
idea that is clearly European in origin - and which, on closer
scrutiny, throws little light even on the current social realities
in Europe - gain the status of a universal perspective model? Civil
society is often presented as a distinct private sphere and equated
with the voluntary or non-governmental sector. The contributors to
Civil Society challenge such narrow definitions in the light of
ethnographic research. They argue for a broader understanding of
civil society, encompassing a range of everyday social practices,
often elusive power relations and the many material constraints
that influence shared moralities and ideologies. Drawing on case
materials from the USA, Britain, four of the former communist
countries of Eastern Europe, Turkey and the Middle East, Indonesia,
China and Japan, the studies presented here demonstrate the
contribution that anthropology can make to the current debate in
the social sciences. They also add up to an exciting renewal of the
agenda for political anthropology.
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