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Beyond civility : the competing obligations of citizenship Cover Image Book Book

Beyond civility : the competing obligations of citizenship / William Keith and Robert Danisch.

Keith, William M., 1959- (author.). Danisch, Robert, 1976- (author.).

Summary:

"Examines the problem of social change in a modern, mediated democracy. Argues that civility is not simply a virtue but a functional set of tools that must be adapted to specific situations"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780271088044
  • ISBN: 9780271087306
  • Physical Description: pages cm.
  • Publisher: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2020]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction : why civility matters -- Civility as a moral quandary and a political necessity -- Imagining the politics of civility -- Civility in the discursive public sphere -- The structure, uses, and limitations of incivility -- Strong civility for social justice.

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Subject: Civil society.
Courtesy > Political aspects.
Democracy.
Social change.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Somerset County Federated Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Meyersdale Public Library.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Meyersdale Public Library 323.6 KEITH (Text) 30512005379787 MEYM Non-Fiction Available -

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