David M Ricci

Good Citizenship in America

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An easily accessible analysis of civic trends in America that highlights much of what is decent in American life.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juli 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9780521543705
• ISBN-10: 0521543703
• Artikelnr.: 22442449

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Origins: 1. The concept of citizenship
2. Early civic ideas
Part II. American Exceptionalism: 3. The republican movement
4. The democratic movement
5. The challenge to good citizenship
Part III. The Modern Economy: 6. The rise of consumerism
7. The costs of consumerism
Part IV. Good Citizenship: 8. Constructive thinking
9. The primacy of politics
Part V. End Notes.