Community and Conflict: The Sources of Liberal Solidarity by D. Edyvane (English

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Rather than undermining it, this book argues that moral conflict is necessary for a liberal political community. It develops a new philosophical basis for political association based on an innovative account of the way journey narratives in literature shed light on the possibilities for solidarity in modern democratic societies.

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Rather than undermining it, this book argues that moral conflict is necessary for a liberal political community. It develops a new philosophical basis for political association based on an innovative account of the way journey narratives in literature shed light on the possibilities for solidarity in modern democratic societies.

Notes

1 Topicality - the question of community is a live political issue2 Novel approach - the book proposes thinking about community as an ongoing journey

Author Biography

DEREK EDYVANE is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of York, UK. He is the author of a number of articles on liberalism and community.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Strangers Why Liberal Community Matters The Shape of a Shared Life Community as Pilgrimage Community as Escape Community as Quest On Companionship Political Friendship

Long Description

Against the widespread supposition that moral conflict is undermining of community, this book argues that conflict is necessary for a liberal political community. It develops a new philosophical basis for political association at the heart of which lies an innovative account of the way in which journey narratives in literature can serve to shed light on the possibilities for solidarity in modern democratic societies.

Description for Bookstore

This book explores the different forms that political community can take and defends the possibility of liberal solidarity in conditions of moral conflict.

Details ISBN0230506860 Short Title COMMUNITY & CONFLICT Pages 183 Language English ISBN-10 0230506860 ISBN-13 9780230506862 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2007 Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Subtitle The Sources of Liberal Solidarity Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 307.014 Place of Publication Basingstoke Birth 1977 Affiliation University of Leeds, UK DOI 10.1604/9780230506862 AU Release Date 2007-04-25 NZ Release Date 2007-04-25 UK Release Date 2007-04-25 Illustrations 1 Illustrations, black and white; X, 183 p. 1 illus. Author D. Edyvane Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Publication Date 2007-04-25 Alternative 9781349353125 Audience Undergraduate We've got this

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