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UNINA9910691216903321 |
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The next generation of citizens [[electronic resource] ] : NAEP civics assessments, 1988 and 1998 / / Andrew R. Weiss ... [and others] in collaboration with Edward Kulick, Spencer Swinton, Laura Jerry |
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[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement |
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Jessup, MD : , : U.S. Dept. of Education, ED Pubs [distributor], , [2001] |
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Civics - Study and teaching - United States |
Civics - Study and teaching - United States - Evaluation |
Statistics. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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"June 2001." |
"NCES 2001-452." |
At head of title: National Center for Education Statistics. |
Title from title screen. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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UNINA9910703323503321 |
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Undercount and the 1980 decennial census [[electronic resource] ] : Hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy, Nuclear Proliferation, and Federal Services of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, second session, November 18, 1980 |
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Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 1981 |
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1 online resource (iii, 92 pages) |
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Census undercounts - United States |
United States Census, 1980 |
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Monografia |
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Title from title screen (viewed on Oct. 18, 2012). |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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UNINA9910971237103321 |
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Holland Matthew Scott <1966-> |
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Bonds of affection : civic charity and the making of America--Winthrop, Jefferson, and Lincoln / / Matthew S. Holland |
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Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2007 |
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9781589012776 |
1589012771 |
9781435627277 |
143562727X |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (334 p.) |
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Religion and politics series |
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Democracy - United States - History |
Democracy - Religious aspects |
Charity - Political aspects - United States |
United States Politics and government Sources |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Prologue: "Bonds of affection" : three founding moments -- pt. 1. Winthrop and America's point of departure. Introduction: Hawthorne's suggestion. A model of Christian charity. Two cities upon a hill -- pt. 2. Jefferson and the founding. Introduction: 1776 - the other document. A model of natural liberty. "To close the circle of our felicities" -- pt. 3. Lincoln's refounding. Introduction: From Tom to Abe : the agapic ends of America's bloodiest war. "Hail fall of furry! Reign of reason, all hail." "This nation under God." A model of civic charity -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. A model of Christian charity -- Appendix 2. Thomas Jefferson's "original rough draught" of the Declaration of Independence -- Appendix 3. Thomas Jefferson's first inaugural -- Appendix 4. Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural. |
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Notions of Christian love, or charity, strongly shaped the political thought of John Winthrop, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln as each presided over a foundational moment in the development of American democracy. Matthew Holland examines how each figure interpreted and appropriated charity, revealing both the problems and |
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possibilities of making it a political ideal. Holland first looks at early American literature and seminal speeches by Winthrop to show how the Puritan theology of this famed 17th century governor of the Massachusetts Colony (he who first envisioned America as a City up |
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