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Civil Society and Government
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Civil Society and Government
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Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Nancy L. Rosenblum
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Edited by Robert C. Post
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Series | Ethikon Series in Comparative Ethics |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:424 | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780691088020
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Classifications | Dewey:320.01 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
Illustrations |
2 line illus.
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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Publication Date |
23 December 2001 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Brings together an array of political, ethical, and religious perspectives to shed light on the complex relationship between civil society and the state. This book examines how civil society has been treated in classical liberalism, liberal egalitarianism, critical theory, feminism, natural law, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Confucianism.
Author Biography
Nancy L. Rosenblum is Professor of Government at Harvard University. She is the author of Membership and Morals (Princeton) and Another Liberalism and editor of Obligations of Citizenship and Demands of Faith (Princeton). Robert C. Post is Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of Constitutional Domains and editor or coeditor of several other books.
Reviews"The writing is crisp, the research and argumentation uniformly good."--Choice
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