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UNINA9910480671203321 |
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Titolo |
The golden chain [[electronic resource] ] : family, civil society and the state / / edited by Jurgen Nautz, Paul Ginsborg, Ton Nijhuis |
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New York, : Berghahn Books, 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (304 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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NautzJürgen P. <1954-> |
GinsborgPaul |
NijhuisTon |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Families |
Civil society |
State, The |
Social institutions |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-279) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. I. Introduction and overview -- pt. II. Feminist historical views -- pt. III. Family and society in South and Western Europe : case studies -- pt. IV. State and changing families in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The family can be viewed as one of the links in a "golden chain" connecting individuals, the private sphere, civil society, and the democratic state; as potentially an important source of energy for social activity; and as the primary institution that socializes and diffuses the values and norms that are of fundamental importance for civil society. Yet much of the literature on civil society pays very little attention to the complex relations between civil society and the family. These two spheres constitute a central element in democratic development and culture and form a counterweight to s |
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