| Description |
1 online resource (x, 269 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
| Summary |
"Explores the concept of the social contract and how it shapes citizenship. Argues that the modern social contract is an account of the ethical and cultural conditions upon which modern citizenship depends"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-261) and index. |
| Contents |
"Where justice is called a virtue" : public reason and civic formation in Thomas Hobbes -- Compact before liberal constructivism : the divine politics of John Locke -- Governing subjects and breeding citizens : dilemmas of public reasoning and public judgment in Locke -- Rousseau's contractarian republic : the culture of constitutional self-government -- John Rawls, public reason, and transformative liberalism today -- Conclusion : the politics of not settling down. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Social contract.
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Social contract. |
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Political science -- Philosophy -- History.
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Political science -- Philosophy. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
Geschichte |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Button, Mark E. Contract, culture, and citizenship. University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2008 9780271033815 (DLC) 2008005904 (OCoLC)192045690 |
| ISBN |
9780271056623 (electronic book) |
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0271056622 (electronic book) |
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9780271033815 |
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0271033819 |
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9780271033822 |
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0271033827 |
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9780271049069 |
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0271049065 |
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9780271049069 |
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