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by: Leslie Butler
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 320.51097309034
EAN: 9780807857922
ISBN: 0807857920
Label: The University of North Carolina Press
Manufacturer: The University of North Carolina Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 376
Publication Date: April 30, 2007
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Sales Rank: 1155276
Studio: The University of North Carolina Press
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As questions of citizenship generate new debates for this generation of Americans, Thomas argues for revitalizing the role of literature in civic education. He considers 4 case studies in which individuals are presented in literature as 'the good citizen,' 'the patriotic citizen,' 'the independent citizen,' and 'the immigrant citizen.' He also provides analysis of the civic mythology surrounding Abraham Lincoln and the case of Ex parte Milligan. Engaging current debates about civil society, civil liberties, civil rights, and immigration, Thomas draws on the complexities of law and literature to probe the complexities of U.S. citizenship.
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