Democracy at the Crossroads International Perspectives on Critical Global Citizenship Education |
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| Editor:
| White, Cameron
Openshaw, Roger |
| Contribution by:
| Barr, Hugh
Basile, Carole
Bishop, Joe
Codd, John
Crawford, Keith
Gibson, Susan
Hooghoff, Hans
Inokuchi, Hiromitsu
Landrum, David
Lawson, Helen
McKay, Roberta
Mutch, Carol
Nozaki, Yoshiko
Prior, Warren
Scott, David
Talbert, Tony L.
Walker, Trenia
Weber, Julie |
| Series title: | Applications of Political Theory Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7391-2321-8 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2007 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $57.99 |
Book Description:
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In Democracy at the Crossroads, the editors argue that there have been too few scholarly attempts to provide a comprehensive critique of the assumptions behind citizenship education. In particular, they ask the distinguished contributors to this volume to address difficult but essential questions that are often avoided or intentionally overlooked: What do all-embracing terms like 'global citizenship' really mean? What does democracy mean internationally? A timely work, Democracy at the...
More DescriptionIn Democracy at the Crossroads, the editors argue that there have been too few scholarly attempts to provide a comprehensive critique of the assumptions behind citizenship education. In particular, they ask the distinguished contributors to this volume to address difficult but essential questions that are often avoided or intentionally overlooked: What do all-embracing terms like 'global citizenship' really mean? What does democracy mean internationally? A timely work, Democracy at the Crossroad provides a necessary examination and re-interpretation of international perspectives on democracy and global citizenship as they apply to social education.