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Civil Society
ISBN: 978-0-7456-3132-5
Hardcover
152 pages
January 2004, Polity
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In this book which provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of one of the most important debates of our times, Michael Edwards asks whether 'civil society' is the big idea for the 21st century.


* Asks whether 'civil society' is the big idea for the 21st century.

* Provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of one of the most important debates of our times.

* Explores theories of associational life, the good society and the public sphere, and clarifies their implications for policy and practice.

* Draws inspiration and examples from history and contemporary experience, Islam and Christianity, South and North, and activists and academics.