Civil Society and Government

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Civil Society and Government
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Nancy L. Rosenblum
Edited by Robert C. Post
SeriesEthikon Series in Comparative Ethics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:424
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780691088020
ClassificationsDewey:320.01
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 2 line illus.

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 23 December 2001
Publication Country United States

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