02685nam 2200613 a 450 991045499960332120200520144314.01-282-49732-497866124973220-7425-6662-5(CKB)1000000000764253(EBL)466701(OCoLC)396988274(SSID)ssj0000776897(PQKBManifestationID)12268707(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000776897(PQKBWorkID)10748309(PQKB)10386211(MiAaPQ)EBC466701(Au-PeEL)EBL466701(CaPaEBR)ebr10364354(CaONFJC)MIL249732(EXLCZ)99100000000076425320090112d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAnarchy as order[electronic resource] the history and future of civic humanity /Mohammed A. BamyehLanham Rowman & Littlefieldc20091 online resource (251 p.)World social changeDescription based upon print version of record.0-7425-5674-3 0-7425-5673-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-231) and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Part I. The Idea; Chapter 01. Anarchy as a Science of Humanity; Chapter 02. What Is Anarchy?; Part II. Around the Idea; Chapter 03. Civil Society and the State; Chapter 04. Trust and the Politics of Alliance; Chapter 05. Freedom and Commitment; Chapter 06. Anarchy as a Destination; Bibliography; Index; About the AuthorThis original and impressively researched book explores the concept of anarchy-""unimposed order""-as the most humane and stable form of order in a chaotic world. Mohammed A. Bamyeh traces the historical foundations of anarchy and convincingly presents it as an alternative to both tyranny and democracy. He shows how anarchy is the best manifestation of civic order, of a healthy civil society, and of humanity's noblest attributes. A cogent and compelling critique of the modern state, this provocative book clarifies how anarchy may be both a guide for rational social order and a science of humanWorld social change.AnarchismCivil societyElectronic books.Anarchism.Civil society.335/.83Bamyeh Mohammed A701750MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454999603321Anarchy as order2061205UNINA