Educating for Democracy Paideia in an Age of Uncertainty |
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| Editor:
| Olson, Alan M.
Steiner, David M.
Tuuli, Irina S. |
| Contribution by:
| Abousenna, Mona
Ageev, Alexander
Chumakov, Alexander
Desmond, William
Ezra, Ovadia
Girusov, Eduard
Glenn, Charles L.
Googins, Bradley
Griffith, Sidney
Hankiss, Elmer
Hosle, Vittorio
Karpuhina, Elena
Katz, Steven
Kirabiev, Nur
Lektorsky, Vladislav
Lukes, Igor
Malashenko, Alexei
Marshall, Katherine
Olson, Alan
Post, James
Puffer, Sheila
Salamun, Kurt
Silbur, John
Steiner, David
Stepin, Viachaslav
Tibi, Bassam
Trubina, Elena
Tuuli, Irina
Wahba, Mourad
Walters, Gregory |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7425-3539-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2004 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $159.00 |
Book Description:
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The central conflicts of the world today are closely related to cultural, traditional, and religious differences between nations. As we move to a globalized world, these differences often become magnified, entrenched, and the cause of bloody conflict. Growing out of a conference of distinguished scholars from the Middle East, Europe, and the United States, this volume is a singular contribution to mutual understanding and cooperative efforts on behalf of peace. The term paideia, drawn...
More DescriptionThe central conflicts of the world today are closely related to cultural, traditional, and religious differences between nations. As we move to a globalized world, these differences often become magnified, entrenched, and the cause of bloody conflict. Growing out of a conference of distinguished scholars from the Middle East, Europe, and the United States, this volume is a singular contribution to mutual understanding and cooperative efforts on behalf of peace. The term paideia, drawn from Greek philosophy, has to do with responsible education for citizenship as a necessary precondition for effective democracy.