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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Oxford Univ Pr on Demand
Publication date
January 13, 2000
Pages
279
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780198295631
ISBN-10
0198295634
Dimensions
0.75 by 6.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1.25 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$285.00
Other format details
university press
Summaries and Reviews
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: The book offers a detailed critical analysis of the ideal of 'community' in politics. The book traces elements of the idea of community in a number of social and philosophical contests over the last century, explaining how these are articulated in very recent political and public policy debates. 'Community' is invoked as a justification for re-organisation of state institutions as the source of care, and support for individuals, and as an entity which is valuable in its own right, and needs itself to be sustained and defended.
In community development, community action, community care, and community politics, the tensions and contradictions within the concept are often invariably felt community is both inclusive and exclusive; both organised and unstructured; and both hierarchical and egalitarian. The book argues that analyses of the concept of 'community' shows the role of ideas and ideals in shaping political actions, the barriers to the realization of community in practical contexts, and ultimately the untenability of the ideal itself.
In community development, community action, community care, and community politics, the tensions and contradictions within the concept are often invariably felt community is both inclusive and exclusive; both organised and unstructured; and both hierarchical and egalitarian. The book argues that analyses of the concept of 'community' shows the role of ideas and ideals in shaping political actions, the barriers to the realization of community in practical contexts, and ultimately the untenability of the ideal itself.
Editions
Hardcover
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from Oxford Univ Pr on Demand (January 13, 2000)
9780198295631 | details & prices | 279 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 0.75 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $285.00
About: The book offers a detailed critical analysis of the ideal of 'community' in politics.
About: The book offers a detailed critical analysis of the ideal of 'community' in politics.
Paperback
from Oxford Univ Pr on Demand (January 13, 2000)
9780198295648 | details & prices | 279 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $87.00
About: The book examines the development of the idea of community in western liberal democracy and the way in which it inspires participants in "community development," and "community politics.
About: The book examines the development of the idea of community in western liberal democracy and the way in which it inspires participants in "community development," and "community politics.
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