Toward a Global Civil Society by Michael Walzer (English) Paperback Book

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This collection of essays by internationally renowned scholars of political theory from Europe and the United States explores both the concept and the reality of civil society and its institutions.

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The demise of Communism has not only affected Eastern Europe but also the countries of the West where a far-reaching examination of political and economic systems has begun. This collection of essays by internationally renowned scholars of political theory from Europe and the United States explores both the concept and the reality of civil society and its institutions.

Author Biography

Michael Walzer has been a permanent faculty member at the School of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton since 1980. He is an editor of Dissent and a contributing editor of The New Republic, and has published among numerous works The Company of Critics (1988) and Interpretation and Social Criticism (1987).

Table of Contents

Part I: The Concept of Civil SocietyPart II: The Communitarian ApproachPart III: Economic Policy and Social JusticePart IV: The Internationalization of Politics and Economics and the Challenge of Nationalism, Immigration and Minority ConflictPart V: European Socialism and American SocialReformContributors: M. Walzer, T. Nardin, J. Cohen, K. Nielsen, T. Strong, J. Elshtain, A. Etzioni, W.Galston, T. Pinkard, P. Selznick, O. Kallscheuer, E. Altvater, J. Faux, O. Hahn, J. Strasser, G.Frankenberg, W. Sullivan, P. Glotz, M. Cohen, E. Hobsbawm, A. Wolfe, M. Hajek, N.Birnbaum, C. Mouffe, D. Motchane and J. Santamaria

Long Description

The demise of Communism has not only affected Eastern Europe but also the countries of the West where a far-reaching examination of political and economic systems has begun. This collection of essays by internationally renowned scholars of political theory from Europe and the United States explores both the concept and the reality of civil society and its institutions. From the Contents: The Concept of Civil Society - The Communitarian Approach - Economic Policy and Social Justice - The Internationalization of Politics and Economics and the Challenge of Nationalism, Immigration and Minority Conflict - European Socialism and American SocialReform. Contributors: M. Walzer, T. Nardin, J. Cohen, K. Nielsen, T. Strong, J. Elshtain, A. Etzioni, W.Galston, T. Pinkard, P. Selznick, O. Kallscheuer, E. Altvater, J. Faux, O. Hahn, J. Strasser, G.Frankenberg, W. Sullivan, P. Glotz, M. Cohen, E. Hobsbawm, A. Wolfe, M. Hajek, N.Birnbaum, C. Mouffe, D. Motchane, J. Santamaria. Michael Walzer has been a permanent faculty member at the School of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton since 1980. He is an editor of Dissent and a contributing editor of The New Republic, and has published among numerous works The Company of Critics (1988) and Interpretation and Social Criticism (1987).

Details ISBN1571811389 Series International Political Currents Language English ISBN-10 1571811389 ISBN-13 9781571811387 Media Book Format Paperback Edited by Michael Walzer DEWEY 327 Position Professor of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton Author Michael Walzer Illustrations black & white illustrations, Index Imprint Berghahn Books, Incorporated Place of Publication Herndon Country of Publication United States Short Title TOWARD A GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY Edition Description Revised Pages 352 DOI 10.1604/9781571811387 Series Number 1 AU Release Date 1997-12-01 NZ Release Date 1997-12-01 US Release Date 1997-12-01 UK Release Date 1997-12-01 Publisher Berghahn Books, Incorporated Year 1997 Publication Date 1997-12-01 Audience Undergraduate We've got this

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