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The first English-language edition of ''Democracy in America'' is published in Cambridge MA by Sever and Francis. | The first English-language edition of ''Democracy in America'' is published in Cambridge MA by Sever and Francis. | ||
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Voluntary association is legalized in France. | |||
== 1945 == | == 1945 == | ||
The Bradley, Reeve and Bowen translation of Tocqueville's ''Democracy in America'' is published by A.A. Knopf in New York. It contains the specific language that most English speakers | The Bradley, Reeve and Bowen translation of Tocqueville's ''Democracy in America'' is published by A.A. Knopf in New York. It contains the specific language that most English speakers regard as Tocqueville's original language. | ||
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations on December 10. (See [http://www.unhchr.ch/udhr/ the official website for the declaration] | |||
== 1990 == | == 1990 == | ||
Revision as of 09:20, 23 August 2007
Timeline for Civil Society
A sequence of significant events in the evolution of the idea of civil society.
1767
Adam Ferguson's Essay on the History of Civil Society is published in Edinburgh, Scotland.
1776
Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations is published in Edinburgh.
The American revolution began.
1789
French Revolution.
1822
George W.F. Hegel published Elements of the Philosophy of Right, containing his discussion of civil society, in German.
1832
Alexis de Tocqueville and Gustave de Beaumont visit the United States to study the penitentiary system.
1845
Tocqueville's De la démocratie en Amérique is published in Paris.
1848
Revolution of 1848.
1862
The first English-language edition of Democracy in America is published in Cambridge MA by Sever and Francis.
1901
Voluntary association is legalized in France.
1945
The Bradley, Reeve and Bowen translation of Tocqueville's Democracy in America is published by A.A. Knopf in New York. It contains the specific language that most English speakers regard as Tocqueville's original language.
1948
Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations on December 10. (See the official website for the declaration
1990
Activism by Solidarity led to semi-free elections in Poland. The resulting coalition government was one of the major steps in the emergence of civil society in central and eastern Europe.
2001
Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone: The collapse and revival of american community is published in the U.S.