Adrian Oldfield explores what it is that makes an individual a citizen showing that the civic-republican tradition of political thinking which includes Machiavelli, Rousseau, Hegel and Toqueville has much to contribute to modern debates about 'active citizenship' and the idea of 'community'. He argues persuasively that citizens have duties rather than rights, and that the 'freedom' of citizens consists in actively governing themselves rather than simply being left alone and undisturbed by the political realm.
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'... Adrian Oldfield's eloquent evocation of the civic republican tradition...cuts elegantly through the confusions and special pleading in the contemporary citizenship debate, and brings new clarity to the issues.' - London Review of Books
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Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 138 mm
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978-0-415-04875-0 (9780415048750)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
1. Introduction Part I Citizenship and Community: An Analytical Statement 2. The Citizen in the Political Community Part II Citizenship and Community in the Civic-Republican Tradition 3. Machiavelli: Citizenship and Glory 4. Rousseau: Freedom, Virtue and Happiness 5. Hegel: Rational Freedom in the Ethical Community 6. Toqueville: Citizenship in Town and State Part III Citizenship and Community in the Modern World 7. The Modern Relevance of the Civic-Republican Tradition 8. Citizenship in Modern Democratic Theory
