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Civil society before democracy : lessons from nineteenth-century Europe / Nancy Bermeo and Philip Nord.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bermeo, Nancy, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civil society--Europe--History--19th century.
- Civil society.
- Democracy--Europe--History--19th century.
- Democracy.
- Europe--Politics and government--19th century.
- Europe.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (324 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland ; Oxford, England : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Bringing together historians and political scientists, this unique collaboration compares nineteenth-century civil societies that failed to develop lasting democracies with civil societies that succeeded.
- Contents:
- Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Selective Chronology of Nineteenth-Century Events; Introduction Philip Nord; Part I: Preludes to Failed Democracies; 1 On Liberalism and the Emergence of Civil Society in Portugal Antonio Costa Pinto and Pedro Tavares de Almeida; 2 The Dream of Civil Society in Tsarist Russia: Law, State, and Religion Laura Engelstein; 3 Public Opinion and Associations in Nineteenth-Century Italy Alberto Mario Banti; 4 Liberalism and Civil Society in Italy: From Hegemony to Mediation Adrian Lyttelton
- 5 Civil Society and the Middle Classes in Nineteenth-Century Germany KlausTenfeldePart II: Preludes to Durable Democracies; 6 Civil Society, Subscriber Democracies, and Parliamentary Government in Great Britain Robert J. Morris; 7 Political Association in Nineteenth-Century France: Legislation and Practice Raymond Huard; 8 Liberalization, Democratization, and the Origins of a ""Pillarized"" Civil Society in Nineteenth-Century Belgium and the Netherlands Thomas Ertman; Part III: The Meaning of the Nineteenth Century Today
- 9 Between the State and Networks of ""Cousins"": The Role of Civil Society and Noncivil Associations in the Democratization of Poland Jan Kubik10 The Historical Origins of the East-West Divide: Civil Society, Political Society, and Democracy in Europe Valerie Bunce; 11 Civil Society after Democracy: Some Conclusions Nancy Bermeo; Index; About the Contributors
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 979-88-8186-296-1
- 1-299-85454-0
- 0-7425-7362-1
- OCLC:
- 858230665
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