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About the Author
Jack Crittenden is Associate Professor of Political Science at Arizona State University. He is the author of Beyond Individualism: Reconstituting the Liberal Self (1992).
Reviews
Educators and policymakers who care about the state of our democracy should read this book. -- Alexander W. Astin, Allan M. Cartter Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles and Founding Director of the Higher Education R
Crittenden offers a lively, readable, and persuasive defence of democratic deliberation as a competence to be taught in schools, as a model of direct participation, and as a core ideal for liberal democracy -- Simone Chambers
Crittenden presents an insightful critique of the role of the state and the citizenry in promoting and preserving a system of popular rule. * CHOICE *
Three topics of compelling interest among democratic theorists in recent years have been the role and locus of deliberation in public decisionmaking, the nature and imperatives of personal autonomy, and the tasks of civic education. In Democracy's Midwife Jack Crittenden weaves these several concerns into a provocative argument with significant policy dimensions that should greatly interest political theorists and educators alike. -- Thomas A. Spragens, Jr., Professor of political science, Duke University
Book Information
ISBN 9780739103296
Author Jack Crittenden
Format Paperback
Page Count 262
Imprint Lexington Books
Publisher Lexington Books
Weight(grams) 404g
Dimensions(mm) 230mm * 151mm * 21mm