Rather than undermining it, this book argues that moral conflict is necessary for a liberal political community. It develops a new philosophical basis for political association based on an innovative account of the way journey narratives in literature shed light on the possibilities for solidarity in modern democratic societies.

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DEREK EDYVANE is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of York, UK. He is the author of a number of articles on liberalism and community.

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Book Title: Community and Conflict
Book Subtitle: The Sources of Liberal Solidarity
Authors: Derek Edyvane
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230286832
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-50686-2Published: 25 April 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-35312-5Published: 25 April 2007
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-28683-2Published: 25 April 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 183
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy

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