{"product_id":"democracys-midwife-jack-crittenden-9780739103296","title":"Democracy's Midwife: An Education in Deliberation","description":"The philosopher-educator John Dewey wrote that 'Democracy has to be born anew every generation, and education is its midwife.' In an America where every vote-though considered equally-counts for very little, Democracy's Midwife offers the vision of a new kind of democratic system: a deliberative democracy energized by an educated citizenry. Jack Crittenden's excellent new study looks behind the modern democratic rhetoric to reveal a system of government that excludes citizens from participating directly in decision-making. The book combines a thorough examination of the theoretical underpinnings of democratic education with radical solutions for the overhaul of a system of civic education dating back to the Founding Fathers. Democracy's Midwife is both a denunciation of an education system that has failed to prepare future citizens for participation in public life and a timely blueprint for the creation of a civic-minded electorate prepared for the responsibility of self-government.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack Crittenden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0739103296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780739103296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lexington Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.04w x 0.77d","brand":"Jack Crittenden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059601764607,"sku":"9780739103296","price":51.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7c9f2099-a2e8-4449-b291-2cf874a33a88.jpg?v=1685059217","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/democracys-midwife-jack-crittenden-9780739103296","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}