{"product_id":"civil-society-challenging-western-models-9780415132183","title":"Civil Society: Challenging Western Models","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Elizabeth Dunn | Chris Hann\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Sociology - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween kinship ties on the one hand and the state on the other, human beings experience a diversity of social relationships and groupings which in modern western thought have come to be gathered under the label 'civil society'. A liberal-individualist model of civil society has become fashionable in recent years, but what can such a term mean in the late twentieth century?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCivil Society\u003c\/em\u003e argues that civil society should not be studied as a separate, 'private' realm clearly separated in opposition to the state; nor should it be confined to the institutions of the 'voluntary' or 'non-governmental' sector. A broader understanding of civil society involves the investigation of everyday social practices, often elusive power relations and the shared moralities that hold communities together. By drawing on case materials from a range of contemporary societies, including the US, Britain, four of the former Communist countries of Eastern Europe, Turkey and the Middle and Far East, \u003cem\u003eCivil Society\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates what anthropology contributes to debates taking place throughout the social sciences; adding up to an exciting renewal of the agenda for political anthropology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46893089751191,"sku":"9780415132183","price":14551.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780415132183.webp?v=1770313769","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/civil-society-challenging-western-models-9780415132183","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}