Democratic civility
Subtitle: the history and cross-cultural possibility of a modern political ideal
By: edited by Robert W. Hefner.
Contributors: Hefner, Robert W., 1952-
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
Subjects: Civil society; Democracy; Multiculturalism; Pluralism (Social sciences)
Description: Democratic Civility examines the core requirements necessary to make democracy work. Subtly interweaving case studies and theoretical reflection. Hefner and his contributors examine the ideals, culture, development, and organization of civil democracy. Against a historical background, they consider today's challenges to democracy, asking whether international politics is destined to lead to a clash of civilizations, or whether civil and democratic ideas are indeed realizable in a multicultural world.

Democratic Civility will be of interest to those in the fields of anthropology, sociology, history, political theory, and philosophy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.