Book, State, government, society: fragments of a political dictionary[LS]

Language: Brazilian Portuguese. "An important work by the Italian Norberto Bobbio returns to bookstores in a revised, expanded edition and with a new cover. State, government, society is a book for those who want to think about the crisis of our time without dogmatism, seeking to reorganize the bases of social coexistence through reform of the State and of politics itself. Written in a way that is accessible to all types of readers, it brings together entries published in volumes of the renowned Einaudi Encyclopedia, between 1978 and 1981: “Democracy/Dictatorship”, “Public/Private”, “Civil Society” and “State”. Thus, it establishes what the author called “fragments of a general theory of politics”, discussing, among other topics, the different forms of government and State, the idea of ​​civil society in the interpretation of the tradition of law natural and current debate and the legitimacy criteria of democracy, peace and universal order. Originally launched in 1985 in Italy and in 1986 in Brazil, with a prestigious translation by Marco Aurélio Nogueira, this important title returns to Brazilian bookstores in a revised edition and expanded, which is based on the 2nd Italian edition, from 1995. Includes an afterword by Celso Lafer, with reflections on the interconnection and relevance of the ideas of State, government and society in the work of Norberto Bobbio, and on the way in which these themes are inserted, coherently, in the trajectory of the Italian thinker. "