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The importance of being civil [[electronic resource] ] : the struggle for political decency / / John A. Hall



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Autore: Hall John A. <1949-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The importance of being civil [[electronic resource] ] : the struggle for political decency / / John A. Hall Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Princeton, NJ, : Princeton University Press, 2013
Edizione: Course Book
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (277 p.)
Disciplina: 303.3/72
Soggetto topico: Social ethics
Civil society
Soggetto non controllato: 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
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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 related to larger social forces-including revolution, imperialism, capitalism, nationalism, and war-and the ways that such elements limit the potential for civility.Combining wide-ranging historical and comparative evidence with social and moral theory, Hall examines how the nature of civility has fluctuated in the last three centuries, how it became lost, and how it was reestablished in the twentieth century following the two world wars. He also considers why civility is currently breaking down and what can be done to mitigate this threat.The Importance of Being Civil is a decisive and sophisticated addition to the discussion of civility in its modern cultural and historical contexts.
Titolo autorizzato: The importance of being civil  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-299-44950-6
1-4008-4749-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910779571503321
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