{"product_id":"civil-society-elizabeth-dunn-9780415132190","title":"Civil Society: Challenging Western Models","description":"\u003cp\u003eBetween kinship ties on the one hand and the state on the other, human beings experience a diversity of social relationships and groupings which in modern western thought have come to be gathered under the label 'civil society'. A liberal-individualist model of civil society has become fashionable in recent years, but what can such a term mean in the late twentieth century?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCivil Society\u003c\/em\u003e argues that civil society should not be studied as a separate, 'private' realm clearly separated in opposition to the state; nor should it be confined to the institutions of the 'voluntary' or 'non-governmental' sector. A broader understanding of civil society involves the investigation of everyday social practices, often elusive power relations and the shared moralities that hold communities together. By drawing on case materials from a range of contemporary societies, including the US, Britain, four of the former Communist countries of Eastern Europe, Turkey and the Middle and Far East, \u003cem\u003eCivil Society\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates what anthropology contributes to debates taking place throughout the social sciences; adding up to an exciting renewal of the agenda for political anthropology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Dunn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415132193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415132190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.59d","brand":"Elizabeth Dunn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086565388543,"sku":"9780415132190","price":62.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cb1006b8-13c7-4b66-94bd-f0f4f54430e0.jpg?v=1769095411","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/civil-society-elizabeth-dunn-9780415132190","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}