What is Christian democracy? : politics, religion and ideology /

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Author / Creator:Accetti, Carlo Invernizzi, 1983- author.
Imprint:Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
©2019
Description:xiv, 385 pages ; 24 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11966596
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ISBN:9781108421669
1108421660
9781108431958
110843195X
9781108389754
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:"This book is a study of the political ideology of Christian Democracy, a set of principles and values that has been, on one hand, extremely influential in the history of western democratic regimes, but, on the other hand, remains severely understudied, especially when compared to its main ideological rivals: socialism, liberalism and conservatism. I begin by substantiating these two claims"--
Other form:Ebook version : 9781108389754
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Summary:Christian Democratic actors and thinkers have been at the forefront of many of the twentieth century's key political battles - from the construction of the international human rights regime, through the process of European integration and the creation of postwar welfare regimes, to Latin American development policies during the Cold War. Yet their core ideas remain largely unknown, especially in the English-speaking world. Combining conceptual and historical approaches, Carlo Invernizzi Accetti traces the development of this ideology in the thought and writings of some of its key intellectual and political exponents, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. In so doing he sheds light on a number of important contemporary issues, from the question of the appropriate place of religion in presumptively 'secular' liberal-democratic regimes, to the normative resources available for building a political response to the recent rise of far-right populism.
Physical Description:xiv, 385 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781108421669
1108421660
9781108431958
110843195X
9781108389754