To restore American democracy : political education and the modern university / edited By Robert E. Calvert.
| Other author | Calvert, Robert E. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2006. |
| Description | xii, 276 pages ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Political education and the modern university : prologue / Robert E. Calvert -- Between resignation and utopia : political education and the modern American university / William A. Galston -- Liberal education and the civic project / Michael J. Sandel -- The media, the mall, and the multiplex : America's invisible tutors and the end of citizenship / Benjamin R. Barber -- The values of media, the values of citizenship, and the values of higher education / Todd Gitlin -- Public spaces and MyUniveristy.com / Cass R. Sunstein -- The culture of expedience : liberal education meets the "real" world / James B. Stewart -- Education and character in an age of moral freedom / Alan Wolfe -- Democracy, character, and the university / Leroy S. Rouner -- How do we talk? : God talk and American political life / Jean Bethke Elshtain -- Plato's dogs : reflections on the university after 9/11 / Stephen Holmes -- The civic education of a Black American in a great big world / Roger Wilkins -- Moral education and democratic citizenship / Michael Walzer -- Utopias gone wrong : the antipolitical culture of the modern university and how to change it / Robert E. Calvert. |
| General note | "The chapters in the volume for the most part were originally delivered as lectures at a symposium at DePauw University in the spring of 2003..."--P. 1. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2005022246 |
| ISBN | 0742534545 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0742534553 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | LC173 .T6 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |