Public-Spirited Citizenship: Leadership and Good Government in the United States

by Ralph Louis Ketcham

Any searching look at the theory and practice of citizenship in the United States today is bewildering and disconcerting. Despite earnest concern for participation, access, and "leverage," there is a widespread perception that nothing citizens do has much meaning or influence. This book argues that for American democracy to work in the twenty-first century, renewed interest in teaching the nation's young citizens a sense of the public good is imperative.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412856728
• ISBN13: 9781412856720
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"