1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996389429503316

Autore

T. P

Titolo

A fruitfull conference, or communication, touching the receiving of the holy communion [[electronic resource] ] : otherwise called the sacrament of the Lords Supper: compiled and set downe in forme and maner of a dialogue, for the better instruction of the ignorant and unlearned, for whose sake it was chiefly written

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Imprinted at London, : By Humfrey Lownes, for Richard  Bonian, and are to be sold in Paules Church-yard, at the signe of the Spred-Eagle., 1608

Descrizione fisica

[14], 78, [16] p

Soggetti

Lord's Supper

Dialogues17th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

To the godly and Christian Reader signed: "T.P. Minister of the word.".

Entered at the Stationer's Hall to H. Lownes 21 September. [1608]. --- STC (2nd ed.).

Printer's device on t.p., head- and tail- pieces, initials, printed marginalia.

Errata on p. [16] at end.

Imperfect: tightly bound with slight loss of text.

Signatures: A-G⁸.

Reproduction of original in: York Minster. Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0199



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781774203321

Autore

Berger Ben <1968->

Titolo

Attention deficit democracy [[electronic resource] ] : the paradox of civic engagement / / Ben Berger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2011

ISBN

1-283-19513-5

9786613195135

1-4008-4031-7

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Disciplina

323/.0420973

Soggetti

Political participation - United States

Democracy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Introduction -- The rules of engagement -- Political engagement as intrinsic good: Arendt and company -- Political engagement as instrumental good: Tocqueville, attention deficit, and energy -- Is political engagement better than sex? -- Conclusion: Tocqueville vs. the full monty.

Sommario/riassunto

Handwringing about political apathy is as old as democracy itself. As early as 425 BC, the playwright Aristophanes ridiculed his fellow Athenians for gossiping in the market instead of voting. In more recent decades, calls for greater civic engagement as a democratic cure-all have met with widespread agreement. But how realistic--or helpful--is it to expect citizens to devote more attention and energy to politics? In Attention Deficit Democracy, Ben Berger provides a surprising new perspective on the problem of civic engagement, challenging idealists who aspire to revolutionize democracies and their citizens, but also taking issue with cynics who think that citizens cannot--and need not--do better. "Civic engagement" has become an unwieldy and confusing catchall, Berger argues. We should talk instead of political, social, and moral engagement, figuring out which kinds of engagement make democracy work better, and how we might promote them. Focusing on political engagement and taking Alexis de Tocqueville and



Hannah Arendt as his guides, Berger identifies ways to achieve the political engagement we want and need without resorting to coercive measures such as compulsory national service or mandatory voting. By providing a realistic account of the value of political engagement and practical strategies for improving it, while avoiding proposals we can never hope to achieve, Attention Deficit Democracy makes a persuasive case for a public philosophy that much of the public can actually endorse.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910694335203321

Titolo

Comprehensive immigration reform : government perspectives on immigration statistics : hearing before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, June 6, 2007

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iv, 239 p.) : ill

Soggetti

Illegal immigration - United States

Immigrants - United States

United States Emigration and immigration Statistics

United States Emigration and immigration Forecasting

United States Emigration and immigration Economic aspects Statistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia