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After 1989

Morals, Revolution and Civil Society

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  • © 1997

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Editors:
  1. Ralf Dahrendorf
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Part of the book series: St Antony's Series (STANTS)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Opening Walls

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Must Revolutions Fail?

      • Ralf Dahrendorf
      Pages 3-13

    3. The Open Society and Its Fears

      • Ralf Dahrendorf
      Pages 14-23

    4. Citizens in Search of Meaning

      • Ralf Dahrendorf
      Pages 24-33

  3. The Good Society

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-35
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    2. The Good Society

      • Ralf Dahrendorf
      Pages 37-48

    3. Morality, Institutions and Civil Society

      • Ralf Dahrendorf
      Pages 49-60

    4. Why Excellence Matters

      • Ralf Dahrendorf
      Pages 61-67

    5. Prosperity, Civility and Liberty: Can We Square the Circle?

      • Ralf Dahrendorf
      Pages 68-79

  5. Britain, Germany and Europe

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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    2. Berlin for Example: From Zero Hour to Civil Society

      • Ralf Dahrendorf
      Pages 125-134

    3. Democracy in Germany: an Anglo-German Perspective

      • Ralf Dahrendorf
      Pages 135-145

    4. Europe — Unity and Diversity

      • Ralf Dahrendorf
      Pages 146-156

    5. From Europe to EUrope: a Story of Hope, Trial and Error

      • Ralf Dahrendorf
      Pages 157-168
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The essays assembled in this volume are a thoughtful and lively commentary on Europe after the revolution of 1989. Must revolutions fail? Certainly, the open society has its own problems, not least that of citizens in search of meaning. The Good Society has to square the circle of prosperity, civility and liberty. Social science can help us understand what needs to be done, and intellectuals have a responsibility to initiate and accompany change. All this raises questions for Europe which extend far beyond the all too narrow confines of the European Union.

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