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Community Matters : Challenges to Civic Engagement in the 21st Century

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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.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780742549609
  • ISBN-10: 0742549607
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
  • Publish Date: August 2005
  • Dimensions: 8.96 x 6.88 x 0.33 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.38 pounds
  • Page Count: 112

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