The importance of being civil: the struggle for political decency
Abstract
Civility is desirable and possible, but can this fragile ideal be guaranteed? The Importance of Being Civil offers the most comprehensive look at the nature and advantages of civility, throughout history and in our world today. Esteemed sociologist John Hall expands our understanding of civility as related to larger social forces--including revolution, imperialism, capitalism, nationalism, and war--and the ways that such elements limit the potential for civility. Combining wide-ranging historical and comparative evidence with social and moral theory, Hall examines how the nature of c.
Verfügbarkeit
Themen
Sprachen
Englisch
Verlag
Princeton University Press
ISBN
9781400847495, 1400847494, 1299449506, 9781299449503, 9780691153261, 0691153264
Seiten
266
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