Global Civil Society?

by John Keane

Book Overview

Amid fears of terrorism, rising tides of xenophobia, and protests, John Keane explores the contradictory arguments and traces the historical origins, contemporary meanings and political potential of globalization. Defending the idea of a global civil society, Keane stresses the need for new democratic ways of living and demonstrates how it is linked with such developments as turbocapitalism, social movements and the political institutions of cosmocracy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052189462X
• ISBN13: 9780521894623
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"