Civil society and political theory

Author(s)

• Cohen, Jean L.
• Arato, Andrew

Bibliographic Information

Civil society and political theory

Jean L. Cohen and Andrew Arato

（Studies in contemporary German social thought）

MIT Press, 1994

1st MIT Press paperback ed

Note

Includes bibliographical Notes (p. [605]-743) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In this first serious work on the theory of civil society to appear in many years, Jean Cohen and Andrew Arato contend that the concept of civil society articulates a contested terrain in the West that could become the primary locus for the expansion of democracy and rights. In this major contribution to contemporary political theory, Jean Cohen and Andrew Arato argue that the concept of civil society articulates a contested terrain in the West that could become a primary locus for the expansion of democracy and rights.

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Details

• NCID: BA23064196
• ISBN:
  • 9780262531214
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Cambridge, Mass.
• Pages/Volumes: xxi, 771 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : JC336
  • DC20 : 306.2
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Civil society
  • LCSH : Civil society -- History
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00194636