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.