{"product_id":"growing-civil-society-from-nonprofit-sector-to-third-space-paperback","title":"Growing Civil Society: From Nonprofit Sector to Third Space - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJon Van Til\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrowing Civil Society\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the role of voluntary action and nonprofit organization in contemporary America. Key to the book is the concept of \"third space,\" which provides an important tool for the construction of civil society. The third space is not independent from society's major institutions, but exists in dynamic interdependence with them, linking individuals in their home bases of family and community to the larger governmental and economic structures within which all citizens, workers, and consumers learn to find their way in modern society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJon Van Til is Professor of Urban Studies and Community Planning at Rutgers University, Camden. His books include \u003ci\u003eCritical Issues in American Philanthropy: Strengthening Theory and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMapping the Third Sector: Voluntarism in a Changing Social Economy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754080567584,"sku":"9780253220479","price":44.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b77e05c46d4db6cc9844e7fbb8ae3889.webp?v=1780033000","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/growing-civil-society-from-nonprofit-sector-to-third-space-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}