{"product_id":"public-and-private-in-thought-jeff-weintraub-9780226886244","title":"Public and Private in Thought and Practice: Perspectives on a Grand Dichotomy","description":"These essays, by widely respected scholars in fields ranging from social and political theory to historical sociology and cultural studies, illuminate the significance of the public\/private distinction for an increasingly wide range of debates. Commenting on controversies surrounding such issues as abortion rights, identity politics, and the requirements of democratization, many of these essays clarify crucial processes that have shaped the culture and institutions of modern societies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn contexts ranging from friendship, the family, and personal life to nationalism, democratic citizenship, the role of women in social and political life, and the contrasts between western and (post-)Communist societies, this book brings out the ways the various uses of the public\/private distinction are simultaneously distinct and interconnected. \u003ci\u003ePublic and Private in Thought and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to students and scholars in disciplines including politics, law, philosophy, history, sociology, and women's studies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContributors include Jeff Weintraub, Allan Silver, Craig Calhoun, Daniela Gobetti, Jean L. Cohen, Jean Bethke Elshtain, Alan Wolfe, Krishan Kumar, David Brain, Karen Hansen, Marc Garcelon, and Oleg Kharkhordin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff Weintraub\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226886247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226886244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.14w x 0.93d","brand":"Jeff Weintraub","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913447145727,"sku":"9780226886244","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_844df5d9-0818-4e16-87fa-edce0a39f67f.jpg?v=1680620456","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/public-and-private-in-thought-jeff-weintraub-9780226886244","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}