{"product_id":"building-democracy-and-civil-society-sven-eliaeson-9780415368094","title":"Building Democracy and Civil Society East of the Elbe: Essays in Honour of Edmund Mokrzycki","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the idea of civil society and how it is being implemented in Eastern Europe. The implosion of the Russian empire fifteen years ago and the new wave of democratization opened a new field of inquiry. The wide-ranging debate on the transition became focused on a conceptual battle, the question of how to define \"civil society\". Because totalitarian systems shun self-organization, real existing civil society barely existed East of the Elbe, and the emergence of civil society took unusually complex and puzzling forms, which varied with national culture, and reflected the deep historical past of these societies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis insightful text relates the concept of civil society and developments in Eastern Europe to wider sociological theories, and makes international comparisons where appropriate. It discusses particular aspects of civil society, and examines the difficulties of establishing civil society. It concludes by assessing the problems and prospects for civil society in Eastern Europe going forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sven Eliaeson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 041536809X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415368094\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 6.32w x 1.13d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 185","brand":"Sven Eliaeson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064905642239,"sku":"9780415368094","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_095c4ee3-f7e2-47fa-b69d-3a07ce4a6126.jpg?v=1768671827","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/building-democracy-and-civil-society-sven-eliaeson-9780415368094","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}