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== 1789 == | == 1789 == | ||
French Revolution. | French Revolution. | ||
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In Dartmouth v. Woodward, the U.S. Supreme Court prevented the state legislature of New Hampshire from taking control of Dartmouth College. | |||
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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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Hull House Association incorporated in the state of Illinois. | |||
==1901== | ==1901== | ||
Voluntary association is legalized in France. | Voluntary association is legalized in France. | ||
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==1948== | ==1948== | ||
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]). | |||
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The U.S. Supreme Court affirms a "right of association" in NAACP vs. Alabama. This right was the basis on which the organization was allowed to keep its membership secret from state officials who were seeking information on civil rights activity in the state. | |||
== 1990 == | == 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. | 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 == | == 2001 == | ||
Robert Putnam's ''Bowling Alone: The collapse and revival of american community'' is published in the U.S. | Robert Putnam's ''Bowling Alone: The collapse and revival of american community'' is published in the U.S. | ||
Revision as of 14:07, 24 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.
1819
In Dartmouth v. Woodward, the U.S. Supreme Court prevented the state legislature of New Hampshire from taking control of Dartmouth College.
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.
1895
Hull House Association incorporated in the state of Illinois.
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).
1958
The U.S. Supreme Court affirms a "right of association" in NAACP vs. Alabama. This right was the basis on which the organization was allowed to keep its membership secret from state officials who were seeking information on civil rights activity in the state.
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.