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Dedication
For Cora
My own “civil society”
CIVIL SOCIETY
Fourth Edition
Michael Edwards
polity
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Copyright © Michael Edwards 2020
The right of Michael Edwards to be identified as Author of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
First edition published in 2003 by Polity Press
Second edition published in 2009 by Polity Press
Third edition published in 2014 by Polity Press
This fourth edition published in 2020 by Polity Press
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Names: Edwards, Michael, 1957- author.
Title: Civil society / Michael Edwards.
Description: Fourth edition. | Medford : Polity Press, 2019. | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: «Now in its fourth edition, Civil Society has become a major work of reference for those who seek to understand the role of voluntary citizen action in a troubled world. Ideas about the civil sphere can shed much light on how we might respond to polarization, privatization, and authoritarians of different various stripes»-- Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019017518 (print) | LCCN 2019980643 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509537341 (hardback) | ISBN 9781509537358 (paperback) | ISBN 9781509537365 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Civil society. | Social contract.
Classification: LCC JC337 .E38 2019 (print) | LCC JC337 (ebook) | DDC 300--dc23
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Preface
Economic,