The Power of the Powerless (häftad)
Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
228
Utgivningsdatum
1985-01-01
Upplaga
Reprinted e.
Förlag
M.E. Sharpe
Medarbetare
Keane, John
Illustratör/Fotograf
black & white illustrations
Illustrationer
black & white illustrations
Dimensioner
230 x 153 x 15 mm
Vikt
320 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
23:B&W 6 x 9 in or 229 x 152 mm Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam
ISBN
9780873327619

The Power of the Powerless

Citizens Against the State in Central Eastern Europe

Häftad,  Engelska, 1985-01-01
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Books of great political insight and novelty always outlive their time of birth and this reissued work, initially published in 1985, is no exception. Written shortly after the formation of Charter 77, the essays in this collection are among the most original and compelling pieces of political writing to have emerged from central and Eastern Europe during the whole of the post-war period. Vclav Havels essay provides the title for the book. It was read by all the contributors who in turn responded to the many questions which Havel raises about the potential power of the powerless. The essays explain the anti-democratic features and limits of Soviet-type totalitarian systems of power. They discuss such concepts as ideology, democracy, civil liberty, law and the state from a perspective which is radically different from that of people living in liberal western democracies. The authors also discuss the prospects for democratic change under totalitarian conditions. Steven Lukes introduction provides an invaluable political and historical context for these writings. The authors represent a very broad spectrum of democratic opinion, including liberal, conservative and socialist.
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Editor's preface, Introduction, The power of the powerless, 2 Spiritual values, independent initiatives and politics, 3 Catholicism and politics, 4 On the question of Chartism, 5 The human rights movement and social progress, 6 Prospects for democracy and socialism in eastern Europe, 7 Chartism and 'real socialism', 8 Who really is isolated?, 9 The alternative community as revolutionary avant-garde, 10 Thoughts inside a tightly-corked bottle, 11 On not living in hatred, 6 The Power of the Powerless, Appendix Charter 77 Declaration, Notes on Czechoslovak contributors