The political education of Democratus : negotiating civic virtue during the early republic / / Brian W. Dotts.
"The radical Democratic-Republican Societies that emerged during the 1790s not only challenged conventional interpretations of the civic republican tradition, they also adopted Enlightenment principles in their advocacy for universal public education. Brian W. Dotts' The Political Educatio...
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 271 p. |
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| Summary: | "The radical Democratic-Republican Societies that emerged during the 1790s not only challenged conventional interpretations of the civic republican tradition, they also adopted Enlightenment principles in their advocacy for universal public education. Brian W. Dotts' The Political Education of Democratus: Negotiating Civic Virtue during the Early Republic shows that, unlike mainstream educational philosophy of the period, radical democrats supported universal political education as essential in protecting liberty and political equality"-- |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780739167205 (hardback) 9780739167212 (electronic bk.) |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Brian W. Dotts. |