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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Communitarianism, Philosophical and Political -- 2. The Concept 'Community' -- 3. Communitarianism, Interpretation, and Politics -- 4. Social Constructionism -- 5. Community, Locality, and Politics -- 6. Political Communitarianism and Family Life -- 7. The Idea of a Political Community -- Appendix I: Analysing Political Communitarianism -- Appendix II: Bibliography: Political Communitarianism -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z |
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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'. Controversially, the book argues that 'community' is a contradictory idea, which ultimately frustrates participants in democratic politics |
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2020. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries |
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Print version: Frazer, Elizabeth The Problems of Communitarian Politics : Unity and Conflict
Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated,c2000 9780198295631
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Communities.;Communities -- Political aspects.;Communitarianism
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