TY - BOOK AU - Habermas,Jürgen AU - Pensky,Max TI - The postnational constellation: political essays T2 - Studies in contemporary German social thought SN - 0262082977 (hc. : alk. paper) AV - JC311 .H32 2001 U1 - 320.1/01 21 PY - 2001/// CY - Cambridge, Mass. PB - MIT Press KW - Nation-state KW - Democracy KW - World politics KW - 1989- KW - Nation KW - Démocratie KW - Politique mondiale KW - Aufsatzsammlung KW - swd KW - Demokratie KW - Globalisierung KW - Zukunft N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; What is a people? the Frankfurt "Germanists' Assembly" of 1846 and the self-understanding of the humanities in the Vormärz -- On the public use of history -- Learning from catastrophe? a look back at the short twentieth century -- The postnational constellation and the future of democracy -- Remarks on legitimation through human rights -- Conceptions of modernity: a look back at two traditions -- The differing rhythms of philosophy and politics: Herbert Marcuse at 100 -- An argument against human cloning: three replies ER -