Conditions of Liberty: Civil Society And Its Rivals

Ernest Gellner

ISBN 10: 0241002206 / ISBN 13: 9780241002209

Published by Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1994

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Conditions of Liberty: Civil Society And Its Rivals
• Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Ltd
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241002206
• ISBN 13: 9780241002209
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 600 grams
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Synopsis

As Ernest Gellner shows in this path-breaking book, the most significant difference between communism (and other totalitarian ideologies) and Western liberalism is the existence of the civil society--the intermediary institutions like trade unions, political parties, religions, pressure groups and clubs which fill the gap between the family and the state.

About the Author

Ernest Gellner is William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology at Cambridge and Professorial Fellow at King's College. For the last three years he has also been Research Professor at the Central European University, Prague.