Community Matters

. Ed(s): Gehring, Verna V.

ISBN 10: 0742549607 / ISBN 13: 9780742549609

Published by Rowman & Littlefield, 2005

About this Item

Six distinguished scholars address three perennial challenges of civic life, the making of a citizen, how citizens are to agree, and how to define the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. These essays aim to encourage students, academics, and interested citizens outside the academy to go farther and dig deeper into these vital issues. Editor(s): Gehring, Verna V. Series: Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy Studies. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPH; JPVH1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 177. . 2005. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Community Matters
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0742549607
• ISBN 13: 9780742549609
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Civic matters affect all members of a community and are thus of potential concern to all. In Community Matters: Challenges to Civic Engagement in the 21st Century, six distinguished scholars address three perennial challenges of civic life: the making of a citizen, how citizens are to agree (and disagree), and how to define the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. The thought-provoking essays in this volume discuss integral civic concerns such as: how can we improve civic education? How do we address controversy within our communities? What are the responsibilities of a citizen? Should the national draft be re-instated in the U.S? These essays will encourage students, academics, and interested citizens outside the academy to go farther and dig deeper into these vital issues.

About the Authors

Meira Levinson is Juliana W. and William Foss Thompson Professor of Education and Society at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, USA.

PETER LEVINE earned his M.F.A. from The Writing Seminars at The Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of The Appearance of a Hero. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Southern Review, The Missouri Review, StoryQuarterly, and elsewhere. He has held residencies at Yaddo and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. He lives in Washington, D.C.