Families and states in Western Europe / edited by Quentin Skinner.
"This collection of essays traces the relationship between families and states in the major countries of Western Europe since 1945, examining the power of states to shape family life and the capacity of families to influence states. Written by an exceptionally distinguished team of scholars, Fa...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Summary: | "This collection of essays traces the relationship between families and states in the major countries of Western Europe since 1945, examining the power of states to shape family life and the capacity of families to influence states. Written by an exceptionally distinguished team of scholars, Families and States in Western Europe follows many narratives, allowing comparisons to be drawn between different countries. The essays point to numerous convergences, illustrating how states have coped with common problems arising at the level of family life, and exploring issues such as secularism, the pressure of multiculturalist demands and the growing rejection of welfare state principles. Families and States in Western Europe will be of interest to anyone analysing relations between civil society and the modern democratic state, and the place of the family within this relationship. This collection makes a significant contribution to current political theory and to our understanding of European family life in its many different forms"-- "This collection of essays traces the relationship between families and states in the major countries of Western Europe since 1945, examining the power of states to shape family life and the capacity of families to influence states. Written by an exceptionally distinguished team of scholars, Families and States follows many narratives, allowing comparisons to be drawn between different countries. The essays point to numerous convergences, illustrating how states have coped with common problems arising at the level of family life, and exploring issues such as secularism, the pressure of multiculturalist demands and the growing rejection of welfare state principles. Families and States will be of interest to anyone analysing relations between civil society and the modern democratic state, and the place of the family within this relationship. This collection makes a significant contribution to current political theory and to our understanding of European family life in its many different forms"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 211 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-201) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139127837 1139127837 9780511852039 0511852037 9781139117173 1139117173 1139124544 9781139124546 1107216869 9781107216860 1283298457 9781283298452 1139122916 9781139122917 9786613298454 661329845X 1139112813 9781139112819 1139115006 9781139115001 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511852039 |