Author: HOFFMANN, DR STEFAN-LUDWIG
Title: Civil Society: 1750-1914 (Studies in European History)
Description: Palgrave Macmillan, UK, 2006. First Edition, Softcover. New. 9781403994622 120 pages. Available Now. Book Description: 'Civil Society' has become a hot topic of debate in the last two decades, seen by many politicians and academics as a key to achieving democratic renewal. This new study offers one of the first transnational histories of civil society from the Enlightenment to the Great War, a period essential to understanding this debate. : 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. : Review: '...Hoffmann has provided teachers and students alike with an intelligent and lucid introduction to key chapters in the history of civil society.' - Robert Nemes, Austrian History Yearbook 39 : About the Author: STEFAN-LUDWIG HOFFMANN is Assistant Professor in Modern History at the University of Bochum, Germany. Size: 14 x 0.6 x 21.6 cm. 120 pages. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 7. Category: History; Paperback; ISBN: 1403994625. ISBN/EAN: 9781403994622. Inventory No: F139-1697.

Keywords: BZDB395 History; Paperback; Civil Society 17501914 Studies in European History Dr StefanLudwig Hoffmann Paperback


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