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The liberal project and the transformation of democracy : the case of East Central Europe / Sabrina P. Ramet.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ramet, Sabrina P., 1949-
- Series:
- Eugenia and Hugh M. Stewart '26 series on Eastern Europe.
- Eugenia and Hugh M. Stewart '26 series on Eastern Europe
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy--Europe, Eastern.
- Democracy.
- Liberalism--Europe, Eastern.
- Liberalism.
- Europe, Eastern--Politics and government--1989-.
- Europe, Eastern.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 178 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Drawing on a classical understanding of "liberalism" based on a philosophy of Natural Law, she probes the issues of capitalism, national sovereignty and self-determination, gender inequality, and political legitimacy in the context of Eastern Europe's particular experience.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Liberalism and the moral law, then and now
- Liberalism and capitalism : an unhappy marriage
- Three views of sovereignty : the East European connection
- The so-called right of national self-determination and other myths
- Three models of church-state condominium
- The fate of women in post-1989 Eastern Europe
- The purpose of political association
- Legitimacy or order : which is the fulcrum?
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [129]-161) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-299-05315-7
- 1-60344-502-1
- OCLC:
- 607833661
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