Civil Society: History and Possibilities (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521633444)

Civil Society is one of the most used--and abused--concepts in current political thinking. Fifteen leading scholars clarify the theoretical meanings of the concept as well as consider the different historical contexts in which it has been used outside the West. The volume is divided into two parts: the first section analyzes the meaning of civil society in different theoretical traditions of Western philosophy. In the second section, contributors consider the theoretical and practical contexts in which this idea has been invoked in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Author: Sudipta Kaviraj
ISBN-10: 0521633443
ISBN-13: 9780521633444
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/06/2001
Pages: 344
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.49lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d