Real Civil Societies - Dilemmas of Institutionalization (Paperback)

In recent social and political theory the term civil society' has achieved renewed currency. Traditionally used in a normative or ideal-type' sense, the term describes a form of social organization - that is simply neither economic nor political - where democracy, liberty and widespread solidarity are essential regulatory concepts.

Written from an empirical social-science perspective by some of the world's most important social theorists, this volume is a critical examination of the normative sense of civil society'. It includes analyses of civil society and democracy, citizenship, race and ethnicity, and post-communism.

General

Imprint:	Sage Publications Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Sage Studies in International Sociology
Release date:	May 1998
First published:	1998
Editors:	Jeffrey Alexander
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-7619-5821-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Civil rights & citizenship
LSN:	0-7619-5821-5
Barcode:	9780761958215

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