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Autore |
Schlesinger Andrea Batista |
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Titolo |
The death of why? : the decline of questioning and the future of democracy / / Andrea Batista Schlesinger |
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San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler, c2009 |
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9786612300370 |
9781282300378 |
1282300377 |
9781605091389 |
1605091383 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (265 p.) |
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Collana |
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306.43/20973 |
306.4320973 |
321.8 |
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Soggetti |
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Youth - Political activity - United States |
Civics - Study and teaching - United States |
Political participation - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction: Questions and Power; Part I: Culture: Questions or Answers?; 1: Inquiry Is Risky, Resilience Is the Reward, and Other Lessons from Childhood; 2: Ideological Segregation by Click and by Clique; 3: Consuming Opinion; 4: In Google We Trust; Part II: Schools: Citizens or Consumers?; 5: The Three Rs and a Why; 6: No Piggy Bank Left Behind; 7: Questioning the System, or Beating It?; 8: The Marxist, Anti-American Conspiracy to Convert Young People to Engaged Citizenship; Part III: Politics: Engaged or Connected?; 9: Black and White and Dead All Over |
10: Who's Afraid of Virginia Youth?11: Lights, Camera, Debate!; Conclusion: A Call for Slow Democracy; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this impassioned critique of America's growing disengagement from |
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