{"product_id":"community-matters-9780742549609","title":"Community Matters","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCivic matters affect all members of a community and are thus of potential concern to all. In Community Matters: Challenges to Civic Engagement in the 21st Century, six distinguished scholars address three perennial challenges of civic life: the making of a citizen, how citizens are to agree (and disagree), and how to define the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.  The thought-provoking essays in this volume discuss integral civic concerns such as: how can we improve civic education? How do we address controversy within our communities? What are the responsibilities of a citizen? Should the national draft be re-instated in the U.S? These essays will encourage students, academics, and interested citizens outside the academy to go farther and dig deeper into these vital issues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCommunity Matters makes a substantial contribution to our understanding of key issues in civic education, multicultural conflict, and national service. It is a must read for those engaged in debates on civic renewal in the U.S. I recommend it highly. -- Carmen Sirianni, Professor of Sociology and Public Policy and Chair of the Department of Sociology, Brandeis University\u003cbr\u003eCommunity Matters makes an extremely helpful contribution to a pressing issue for the country: How do we stop the hollowing out of our own democracy and rebuild a culture of healthy civic participation? This collection of essays is a nice civic sampler – aiding us with sound analysis, thoughtful insights and good advice. -- David Skaggs, Former Member of Congress and Executive Director, Center for Democracy \u0026amp; Citizenship, Council for Excellence in Governme\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 I. The Challenge of Civic Education Chapter 2 Solving the Civic Achievement Gap in De Facto Segregated Schools Chapter 3 Civic Education and Political Participation Chapter 4 II. The Challenge of Civic Debate Chapter 5 State Symbals and Multiculturalism Chapter 6 Lessons from the Brooklyn Museum Controversy Chapter 7 III. Service in Deed?: Civic Engagement and the Prospect of Mandatory Military Service Chapter 8 A Sketch of Some Arguments for Conscription Chapter 9 Conscription—No Chapter 10 Conscription:  Between the Horns","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037614866775,"sku":"9780742549609","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780742549609.jpg?v=1750936504","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/community-matters-9780742549609","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}