The Importance of Being Civil : The Struggle for Political Decency /

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Civility is desirable and possible, but can this fragile ideal be guaranteed? The Importance of Being Civil offers the most comprehensive look at the nature and advantages of civility throughout history and in our world today. Esteemed sociologist John Hall expands our understanding of civility as r...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hall, John A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2013]
Edición:Course Book
Temas:
Civil society.
Social ethics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General.
Adam Smith.
Adolf Hitler.
Europe.
European Union.
Iranian communism.
Jesuit communist communities.
Karl Marx.
Raymond Aron.
United States.
authenticity.
authoritarianism.
autonomy.
capitalism.
civil behavior.
civil nationalism.
civil political culture.
civil society.
civility.
commercial society.
communism.
comparative advantage.
conflict.
cooperative relations.
democracy.
difference.
disagreement.
disenchantment.
diversity.
division of labor.
economic growth.
economic success.
economic theory.
heterogeneity.
homogeneity.
human personality.
immigrants.
imperialism.
individuation.
industrial relations.
international relations.
international tensions.
international trade rivalries.
military independence.
modern intellectuals.
modern science.
modern world.
modernist ideas.
moral development.
nationalism.
negative resisting power.
normal societal relations.
personal authenticity.
political civility.
political elites.
political theory.
positive sum game.
premodern communism.
prudence.
realism.
religious charisma.
revolution.
social actors.
social conditions.
social contracts.
social identities.
social life.
socialism.
societal experimentation.
societal self-organization.
state behavior.
states.
status competition.
sufficiencies.
trust.
virtue.
visions.
war.
warring groups.
working classes.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part One: A Composite Definition
  • Chapter 1. Agreeing to Differ
  • Chapter 2. Sympathy and Deception
  • Chapter 3. How Best to Rule
  • Chapter 4. Entry and Exit
  • Chapter 5. Intelligence in States
  • Part Two: Enemies
  • Chapter 6. Down with Authenticity
  • Chapter 7. The Disenchantment of the Intellectuals
  • Chapter 8. The Problem with Communism
  • Chapter 9. The Destruction of Trust
  • Chapter 10. Imperialism, the Perversion of Nationalism
  • Conclusion
  • Index

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