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Conditions of Liberty: Civil Society and Its Rivals Hardcover – December 1, 1994

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Will Islam fill the void left by the recently-collapsed Communism? What are the current rivals to civil society? Gellner provides a fine discourse on various political doctrines and their applications in today's changing Europe, surveying the pros and cons of various institutions and their challenge to democracy. -- Midwest Book Review

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Ernest Gellner is William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology at Cambridge and Professorial Fellow at King's College. For the last three years he has also been Research Professor at the Central European University, Prague.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Viking Adult; 1st American ed edition (December 1, 1994)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0713991143
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0713991147
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.56 x 0.98 x 8.86 inches
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