Anarchy as Order : The History and Future of Civic Humanity.

By: Bamyeh, Mohammed AMaterial type: TextTextSeries: World Social ChangePublisher: Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2009Copyright date: ©2009Description: 1 online resource (186 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780742566620Subject(s): AnarchismGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Anarchy as Order : The History and Future of Civic HumanityDDC classification: 335.83 LOC classification: HX833 -- .B3193 2009ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Acknowledgments -- I -- The Idea -- 1 -- Anarchy as a Science of Humanity -- 2 -- What Is Anarchy? -- II -- Around the Idea -- 3 -- Civil Society and the State -- 4 -- Trust and the Politics of Alliance -- 5 -- Freedom and Commitment -- 6 -- Anarchy as a Destination -- Bibliography -- About the Author.
Summary: This original and impressively researched book explores the concept of anarchy-"unimposed order"-as the most humane and stable form of order in a chaotic world. Mohammed A. Bamyeh traces the historical foundations of anarchy and convincingly presents it as an alternative to both tyranny and democracy. He shows how anarchy is the best manifestation of civic order, of a healthy civil society, and of humanity's noblest attributes. A cogent and compelling critique of the modern state, this provocative book clarifies how anarchy may be both a guide for rational social order and a science of humanity.
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Acknowledgments -- I -- The Idea -- 1 -- Anarchy as a Science of Humanity -- 2 -- What Is Anarchy? -- II -- Around the Idea -- 3 -- Civil Society and the State -- 4 -- Trust and the Politics of Alliance -- 5 -- Freedom and Commitment -- 6 -- Anarchy as a Destination -- Bibliography -- About the Author.

This original and impressively researched book explores the concept of anarchy-"unimposed order"-as the most humane and stable form of order in a chaotic world. Mohammed A. Bamyeh traces the historical foundations of anarchy and convincingly presents it as an alternative to both tyranny and democracy. He shows how anarchy is the best manifestation of civic order, of a healthy civil society, and of humanity's noblest attributes. A cogent and compelling critique of the modern state, this provocative book clarifies how anarchy may be both a guide for rational social order and a science of humanity.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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