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Instead of arguing about elements and boundaries of civil society, recent discussions in social theory have focused on the concept of civil society itself as embedded in different currents of social and political thought. Following up on these discussions, this article reconstructs the concept of civil society by identifying a number of implicit oppositional terms and the respective semantic fields, which in different historical contexts have lent meaning to the concept. Three such oppositional terms and counter-meanings will be distinguished in turn and traced back to different traditions of European social and political theory: (1) the barbarism of disorder; (2) the barbarism of order; and (3) the realm of toil and material necessity. It is argued that the multiple meanings and counter-meanings of civil society are connected by a deep structure of discourse. This deep structure of civil society thinking can be translated into a 'semiotic square' in the tradition of A.J. Greimas. In conclusion, it is suggested to further investigate current uses of civil society along these lines, in order to clarify normative goals and possible ways of mediating between opposing moral worlds.

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Vols. for 1944, 1950 are loose-leaf. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Vols. for 1944-49 issued by the Military and Naval Dept.

The article analyzes the institutional system of European Civil Procedure, supranational EU legislation of Civil Process, which is the basis of two recent pan-European procedures in civil and commercial matters,аnd procedures that facilitate efficient consideration and resolution of civil and commercial cross-border matters, including the service of judicial and extrajudicial documents, regulation of evidence, recognition and enforcement of judgments etc. ; В статье анализируется институциональная система European Civil Procedure, наднационального законодательства Европейского Союза в сфере гражданского процесса, основой которой явлются две современные общеевропейские процедуры по рассмотрению и решению отдельных категорий гражданских и коммерческих дел. Проанализированы положения, регулирующие вопросы передачи судебных и внесудебных документов, представление доказательств, обеспечение требований, признание и исполнение судебных решений, правовую помощь в трансграничных делах и тому подобное. ; У статті аналізується інституційна система European Civil Procedure, наднаціонального законодавства Європейського Союзу у сфері цивільного процесу, основою якої є дві сучасні загальноєвропейські процедури з розгляду й вирішення окремих категорій цивільних і комерційних справ. Проаналізовано положення, що регулюють питання передачі судових і позасудових документів, подання доказів, забезпечення вимог, визнання й виконання судових рішень, правову допомогу в транскордонних справах тощо.

The volumes in this set, originally published between 1967 and 2011, available as ebooks for the first time, include succinct, accessible books on two of the most important periods of American history which offer concise treatment of these major historical topics, as well as some lengthier, finest single-volume studies of the American Civil and Revolutionary Wars ever written and an outstanding reference tool in a 2 volume Encyclopedia. Among other things they: Bring central themes and problems into sharper focus. Discuss the pivotal roles played by Benjamin Franklin and Abraham Lincoln. Examine the role of medical doctors in the northern campaigns during the revolutionary war. Elucidate the character of the underlying moral and political problem of slavery. Discuss the social and political experience of the civil war whilst examining the centrality of what happened on the battlefield. Evaluate the legacy of the Civil War for America and for the world and emphasize its relationship to many of the dominating themes of modern history - democracy, freedom, equality and nationalism.

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Both the concept and the issue of civil society is a matter of dispute in respect of theory and practice alike. The present paper has a triple ambition: outlining the history of ideas behind the concept, providing an interpretation, and carrying out a distinct analysis of the processes characteristic of the East-Central European region. Owing to the unrealistic expectations formed around the concept, mystification poses a great danger to present-day civil society. In what follows, we will analyse the dilemmas evolved around the issue of civil society.