The importance of being civil [electronic resource] : the struggle for political decency

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서명/저자사항	The importance of being civil [electronic resource]: the struggle for political decency / John A. Hall.
개인저자	Hall, John A., 1949-.
발행사항	Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2013.
형태사항	1 online resource (266 p.).
기타형태 저록	Print version: Hall, John A., 1949- Importance of being civil. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2013 9780691153261
ISBN	9781400847495 (electronic bk.) 1400847494 (electronic bk.) 1299449506 (electronic bk.) 9781299449503 (electronic bk.)
서지주기	Includes bibliographical references and index.
내용주기	Introduction -- Part I. A Composite Definition: 1. Agreeing to differ; 2. Sympathy and deception; 3. How best to rule; 4. Entry and exit; 5. Intelligence in states -- Part II. Enemies: 6. Down with authenticity; 7. The disenchantment of the intellectuals; 8. The problem with communism; 9. The destruction of trust; 10. Imperialism, the perversion of nationalism -- Conclusion.
요약	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 c
일반주제명	Social ethics. Civil society. SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
분류기호(DDC)	303.372
언어	영어
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