Social and political bonds a mosaic of contrast and convergence /

Main Author: Barnard, F. M.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Montreal ; Ithaca [N.Y.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2010.
Series:McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; 50
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10577845
Table of Contents:
  • Introductory perspectives
  • Status identification : class and social mobility
  • Social interaction : conflict, cooperation and culture
  • Political development : dynamics and contexts
  • Power and political authorization
  • Electoral choices : parties and governments
  • Democracy : scripts and players
  • Hidden powers and odd allies : lobbyists and bureaucrats
  • Political mediation : parts and wholes (an overview)
  • Bridging and belonging : concluding reflections.