Brown, Richard D.:Strength of a People: The Idea of an Informed Citizenry in America, 1650-1870
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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 in… More...
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 competitive in a technologically advanced, global economy are rooted in the idea that the education of rising generations is crucial to the nation's future. In this book, Richard Brown traces the development of the ideal of an informed citizenry in the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries and assesses its continuing influence and changing meaning. Although the concept had some antecedents in Europe, the full articulation of the ideal relationship between citizenship and knowledge came during the era of the American Revolution. The founding fathers believed that the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of the press, religion, speech, and assembly would foster an informed citizenry. According to Brown, many of the fundamental institutions of American democracy and society, including political parties, public education, the media, and even the postal system, have enjoyed wide government support precisely because they have been identified as vital for the creation and maintenance of an informed populace. Strength of a People: The Idea of an Informed Citizenry in America, 1650-1870 Brown, Richard D., University of North Carolina Press<
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Richard D. Brown:The Strength of a People : The Idea of an Informed Citizenry in America, 1650-1870 by Richard D. Brown
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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 in… More...
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 competitive in a technologically advanced, global economy are rooted in the idea that the education of rising generations is crucial to the nation's future. In this book, Richard Brown traces the development of the ideal of an informed citizenry in the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries and assesses its continuing influence and changing meaning. Although the concept had some antecedents in Europe, the full articulation of the ideal relationship between citizenship and knowledge came during the era of the American Revolution. The founding fathers believed that the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of the press, religion, speech, and assembly would foster an informed citizenry. According to Brown, many of the fundamental institutions of American democracy and society, including political parties, public education, the media, and even the postal system, have enjoyed wide government support precisely because they have been identified as vital for the creation and maintenance of an informed populace. Media > Book, [PU: University of North Carolina Press]<
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Richard D. Brown:Strength of a People : The Idea of an Informed Citizenry in America, 1650-1870 by Richard D. Brown
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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 in… More...
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 competitive in a technologically advanced, global economy are rooted in the idea that the education of rising generations is crucial to the nation's future. In this book, Richard Brown traces the development of the ideal of an informed citizenry in the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries and assesses its continuing influence and changing meaning. Although the concept had some antecedents in Europe, the full articulation of the ideal relationship between citizenship and knowledge came during the era of the American Revolution. The founding fathers believed that the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of the press, religion, speech, and assembly would foster an informed citizenry. According to Brown, many of the fundamental institutions of American democracy and society, including political parties, public education, the media, and even the postal system, have enjoyed wide government support precisely because they have been identified as vital for the creation and maintenance of an informed populace. Media > Book, [PU: University of North Carolina Press]<
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- hardcover 1996, ISBN: 9780807822616
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1996. Hardcover. Very Good/near fine. xvii, [3], 252 p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Dark blue cloth with silver spine title. Dust jacket. Blu… More...
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1996. Hardcover. Very Good/near fine. xvii, [3], 252 p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Dark blue cloth with silver spine title. Dust jacket. Blue endpapers. "The founding fathers believed that the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of the press, religion, speech, and assembly would foster an informed citizenry. . . . many of the fundamental institutions of American democracy and society, political parties, public education, the media, and even the postal system, have enjoyed wide government support precisely because they have been identified as vital for the creation and maintenance of an informed populace." -- dust jacket. Book is in Very Good Condition: notations in the margins of pages 180-187; otherwise, clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Near Fine Condition: edges rubbed; clean and bright., University of North Carolina Press, 1996, 3.5<
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Brown, Richard D.:Strength of a People: The Idea of an Informed Citizenry in America, 1650-1870
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[EAN: 9780807822616], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 1.95], [PU: Univ of North Carolina Pr], 252 Seiten Der Erhaltungszustand des hier angebotenen Werks ist trotz seiner Bibliotheksn… More...
[EAN: 9780807822616], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 1.95], [PU: Univ of North Carolina Pr], 252 Seiten Der Erhaltungszustand des hier angebotenen Werks ist trotz seiner Bibliotheksnutzung sehr sauber. Es befindet sich lediglich ein Bibliotheksstempel im Buch; ordnungsgemäß entwidmet. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 600, Books<
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