Publication

2006 - Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke [England], England

Language

English

Word Count

26,750 words, Guess

Page Count

107 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more
  • LibraryThing2702457

Classifications

  • LCCJC337 .H65 2006

Description

"Using Alexis de Tocqueville's view on the exceptionalism of American democracy as his starting point, Stefan-Ludwig Hoffmann argues that American society was less exceptional than Tocqueville suggests, given the enthusiasm for voluntary associations among practitioners of civil society in Britain, France, Germany, the Habsburg Empire, and Russia. Hoffmann shows the transference and adaptation of ideas and practices of civil society across national borders. By placing the tension between 'democracy' and 'civil society' at the centre of the book, Hoffmann's account reveals the dilemmas of civil society and provides a concise and incisive introduction to one of the key concepts in Global History."--Jacket.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Studies in European history

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