$16.95 CAD
Paperback
184 pages
ISBN 9781896357249
1999-04-15
In this concise, critical study of civil society, Jamie Swift sketches the history of the concept from its roots in the eighteenth century, to the present. Swift looks at its practical application in specific cases, such as Canada's Victorian Order of Nurses, and with community-based groups in South Asia (India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh). He examines the relationship between voluntarism, the state, politics, and the market, and considers the motives and priorities of those using the term today.
Jamie Swift is the author of several books on politics, history, and social justice.
Between the Lines is a Canadian publisher of books that promote equitable social change and present ideas and analysis not readily found in the mainstream. Between the Lines believes, passionately, that readers should be exposed to challenging and original perspectives on issues of social and cultural importance.
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