The strength of a people : the idea of an informed citizenry in America, 1650-1870 /

Thomas Jefferson's conviction that the health of the nation's democracy would depend on the existence of an informed citizenry has been a cornerstone of our political culture since the inception of the American republic. Even today's debates over education reform and the need to be co...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brown, Richard D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina Press, ©1996.
Temas:
Political science > United States > History.
Political socialization > United States > History.
Freedom of information > United States > History.
Civics > Study and teaching > United States > History.
Socialisation politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Liberté d'information > États-Unis > Histoire.
Éducation à la citoyenneté > États-Unis > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Civics > Study and teaching.
Freedom of information.
Political science.
Political socialization.
Burgerschap.
Vorming.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ch. 1. English Subjects and Citizens from the Reformation through the Glorious Revolution
  • Ch. 2. Freedom and Citizenship in Britain and Its American Colonies
  • Ch. 3. Bulwark of Revolutionary Liberty: The Recognition of the Informed Citizen
  • Ch. 4. Shaping an Informed Citizenry for a Republican Future
  • Ch. 5. The Idea of an Informed Citizenry and the Mobilization of Institutions, 1820-1850
  • Ch. 6. Testing the Meaning of an Informed Citizenry, 1820-1870
  • Epilogue: Looking Backward: The Idea of an Informed Citizenry at the End of the Twentieth Century.

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