Paradoxes of Civil Society

This collection of original papers offers an important comparative-historical dimension to the debate by examining the historical roots of civil society in Germany and Britain from the 17th century revolutions to the beginning of the welfare state.

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"Civil Society" has been experiencing a global renaissance among social movements and political thinkers during the last two decades. This collection of original papers by junior and senior scholars offers an important comparative-historical dimension to the debate by examining the historical roots of civil society in Germany and Britain from the seventeenth-century revolutions to the beginning of the welfare state.