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Explore the evolving concept of citizenship and its impact on democracy across history.
In an era marked by rising tyranny and threats to democracy, Citizen: Past and Present delves into the multifaceted meaning of modern citizenship. Through essays spanning from ancient Greece to present-day New Zealand, this collection examines the rights and duties of citizens, shaped by historical legacies and contemporary challenges. Discover how globalization, migration, and cultural politics influence our understanding of citizenship and its role in a changing world.
Perfect for students, academics, and anyone keen to understand the forces shaping our societies, this volume offers critical insights into:
Andrew Brown has taught medieval history at Massey University since 2010. Before then he was a senior lecturer at Edinburgh University. His main research interests are focused on religion, ceremony and society in late medieval Europe. His books include Popular Piety in Late Medieval England (OUP, 1995) and Civic Ceremony and Religion in Medieval Bruges (CUP, 2011). He is writing and co-editing a collection of essays on medieval urban cultures, and a new, multi-authored history of Bruges, 900-1550, to be published by CUP.
John Griffiths is a senior lecturer in history at Massey University. He is the author of Imperial Culture in Antipodean Cities and several articles in internationally recognised journals, which examine urban and imperial citizenship in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. His career has included a period acting as a tutor for the Workers Educational Association. He is currently working on a project Beyond Swinging London, which examines how far London life of the 1960s was replicated in the provincial context.
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