The Soul of Civil Society: Voluntary Associations and the Public Value of Moral Habits

by Don Eberly and Ryan Streeter

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Americans care about the public value of moral habits. They like to see virtue rewarded and vice censured, appealing as this does to the nation's deep sense that one's success rests neither in money nor in power but in one's civility. In The Soul of Civil Society Don Eberly and Ryan Streeter look beyond such abstractions as the 'voluntary sector' and superficial communitarian solutions to civic anomie to identify the pivotal role played by local voluntary...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0739104241

ISBN13:9780739104248

Release Date:August 2002

Publisher:Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury

Length:162 Pages

Weight:0.54 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Civics & Citizenship Democracy Elections & Political Process Government Ideologies & Doctrines Job Hunting & Careers Political History Political Ideologies Political Science Politics & Government

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