A Civil Society with no Hierarchy

Ilie Badescu is Director of the Institute of Sociology (Romanian Academy). Joseph Livni is independent scholar.

Introduction Chapter 1: Nomadism and the Sociological Seed of Pre-Monarchic Israel by Joseph Livni Chapter 2: Power Structure within Autonomy in Roman Palestine by Zeev Safrai Chapter 3: Jewish Diaspora Communities by Joseph Livni Chapter 4: Communal Society and the Societal "Dual System": Equality and Inequality in Carpathian Valleys by Ilie Badescu Chapter 5: The Covenant as Ideal Type, A Sociological Study of a Covenanted Community Model by Madalina Mandita Chapter 6: Romanian Traditional Society:Social Control and Social Order by Adela Serban Chapter 7: From Covenant to Compact to Contract: The Legal Transplantation of Puritan Jurisprudence to America by Peter Mazzacano Chapter 8: The Salem Witch Trials and the Decay of the Great Puritan Experiment by Rachel Christ Chapter 9: The Catholic Hierarchy and Clerical Sexual Abuse by Jo Renee Formicola About the Contributors

A Civil Society with no Hierarchy: The Covenantal Societal Model is an extremely interesting book, edited by Livni and Badescu - who also contributed with their main research chapters - about the role of covenants in the historical, sociological, and legal development of various societies since antiquity and until modern times. The relationship between covenants, assembly and self-government, and federalism adds further interest and contemporary relevance to the reading of this excellent book. -- Mario Sznajder, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem