Civil Society in British History - Ideas, Identities, Institutions

This book explores the many different strands in the language of civil society from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. Through a series of case-studies it investigates the applicability of the term to a wide range of historical settings. The contributors show how past understandings of the term were often very different from (even in some respects the exact opposite of) those held today.

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• Authors: Jose Harris, Jose ( Harris, Jose (Professor of Modern History Harris
• Assisted by: Jose Harris (Editor), Harris Jose (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.07.2005
• EAN: 9780199279104
• ISBN: 978-0-19-927910-4
• No. of pages: 332
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state