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Civic Illiteracy and Education: The Battle for the Hearts and Minds of American Youth (Counterpoints, V. 23)
Civic Illiteracy and Education The Battle for the Hearts and Minds of American Youth - Counterpoints, V. 23
Author: John Marciano
This book presents a disturbing thesis: education-often through history textbooks-promotes civic illiteracy and turns civic responsibility into patriotic conformity. Youth are taught to support a dominant-elite view of international conflicts which undermines the critical abilities that are essential for citizens in a democracy. Expanding u...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780820428796
ISBN-10: 0820428795
Publication Date: 7/1997
Pages: 217
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Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Book Type: Paperback
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