John Keane

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aeo Important new book about civil society by one of the leading scholars in politics and political theory today. aeo Examines the world--wide popularisation of the term a civil societya and examines some of the key issues and debates associated with the distinction between civil society and the state. Meer

In this provocative book, John Keane calls for a fresh understanding of the vexed relationship between democracy and violence. Taking issue with the common sense view that 'human nature' is violent, Keane shows why mature democracies do not wage war upon each other, and why they are unusually sensitive to violence. Meer