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16 produkter
Repentance
A Comparative Perspective
Av Amitai Etzioni, David E. Carney
E-bok, 2000
779 kr
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There is no consensus about what someone who has violated society''s rules must do in order to be fully restored to the community. Although repentance is a prominent idea in religions ranging from Judaism, Christianity, and Islam to Buddhism and Hinduism, its use in civic culture is vague and …
Rights vs. Public Safety after 9/11
America in the Age of Terrorism
Av Amitai Etzioni, Jason H. Marsh
E-bok, 2004
499 kr
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Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, the tension between civil rights and public safety has dominated public discourse. On issues ranging from racial profiling to military tribunals, Americans have had to ask whether it is possible for the United States to defend itself against terrorism …
Voluntary Simplicity
Responding to Consumer Culture
Häftad, 2003
656 kr
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A simpler life. In a shadow cast by the jarring beginning of the new millennium, simplicity has an undeniable appeal. Global conflicts, domestic security concerns, and a stalling economy can make keeping up with the Joneses feel like, at best, a misguided luxury. Now is not a time for excess; it is …
Law and Community
The Case of Torts
Av Robert F. Cochran, Robert M. Ackerman
Häftad, 2004
723 kr
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In Habits of the Heart, Robert Bellah found that American's lives exhibit strong strains of both individualism and communitarianism, but that their predominant language is that of individualism. American law reveals a similar pattern, both in the dominance of individualist rhetoric and in the …
Communitarianism in Law and Society
Inbunden, 2006
1569 kr
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In this new collection of essays, Paul van Seters brings together an international group of scholars from diverse academic backgrounds to reflect upon the remarkable rise of communitarianism in contemporary studies of law and society. Taking account of the intricate relationship between law and …
Communitarianism in Law and Society
Häftad, 2006
658 kr
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In this new collection of essays, Paul van Seters brings together an international group of scholars from diverse academic backgrounds to reflect upon the remarkable rise of communitarianism in contemporary studies of law and society. Taking account of the intricate relationship between law and …
Rights vs. Public Safety after 9/11
America in the Age of Terrorism
Av Amitai Etzioni, Jason H. Marsh
Inbunden, 2003
1356 kr
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Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, the tension between civil rights and public safety has dominated public discourse. On issues ranging from racial profiling to military tribunals, Americans have had to ask whether it is possible for the United States to defend itself against terrorism …
Rights vs. Public Safety after 9/11
America in the Age of Terrorism
Av Amitai Etzioni, Jason H. Marsh
Häftad, 2003
461 kr
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Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, the tension between civil rights and public safety has dominated public discourse. On issues ranging from racial profiling to military tribunals, Americans have had to ask whether it is possible for the United States to defend itself against terrorism …
Communitarian Reader
Beyond the Essentials
Av Andrew Volmert, Elanit Rothschild
Häftad, 2004
717 kr
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As an academic discipline, a public philosophy, and a social movement, Communitarianism has had a profound influence on contemporary American society. By promoting the idea that a good society is based on a carefully crafted balance between individual rights and social responsibilities, …
Public Intellectuals
An Endangered Species?
Inbunden, 2006
1569 kr
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Public Intellectuals: An Endangered Species? investigates the definition, role, and decline of public intellectuals in American society. Drawing from a wide range of commentaries and studies, this edited volume demonstrates the unique importance of public intellectuals and probes the timely …
Public Intellectuals
An Endangered Species?
Häftad, 2006
561 kr
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Public Intellectuals: An Endangered Species? investigates the definition, role, and decline of public intellectuals in American society. Drawing from a wide range of commentaries and studies, this edited volume demonstrates the unique importance of public intellectuals and probes the timely …
Repentance
A Comparative Perspective
Av Amitai Etzioni, David E. Carney
Häftad, 1997
717 kr
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There is no consensus about what someone who has violated society's rules must do in order to be fully restored to the community. Although repentance is a prominent idea in religions ranging from Judaism, Christianity, and Islam to Buddhism and Hinduism, its use in civic culture is vague and …
Essential Communitarian Reader
Häftad, 1998
561 kr
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This outstanding new book shows why communitarian thought has had such a profound influence on contemporary American public policy, from strengthening our neighborhoods to fighting AIDS and educating our children. Edited by Amitai Etzioni, founder of the Communitarian Network and author of the …
National Parks
Rights and the Common Good
Av Francis N. Lovett, Amitai Etzioni
Häftad, 1998
375 kr
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In this book, Francis Lovett examines public parks, especially those administered by the National Park Service, from a communitarian perspective. The author views the parks as an example of a common good_something which is valued for its service to a community or society at large, and not merely …
Civic Repentance
Häftad, 1999
561 kr
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This collection of essays by scholars of diverse backgrounds explores the notion of repentance in our culture, focusing on individuals who have been excluded from society as a result of violating its laws. What must these individuals do to gain redemption and be readmitted? Amitai Etzioni argues …
Autonomy and Order
A Communitarian Anthology
Häftad, 2000
717 kr
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The Communitarian Movement asserts that America and other Western societies overemphasize individual rights and underemphasize collective responsibilities. In the debate between the importance of individual and community rights The New Golden Rule by Amitai Etzioni, one of the movement's founders, …
