{"product_id":"the-middle-works-of-john-jo-ann-boydston-9780809328062","title":"The Middle Works of John Dewey, Volume 11, 1899 - 1924: Journal Articles, Essays, and Miscellany Published in the 1918-1919 Period Volume 11","description":"\u003cp\u003eVolume 11 brings together all of Dewey's writings for 1918\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eand 1919.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Modern Language Association Committee on Scholarly Editions textual edition.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDewey's dominant theme in these pages is war and its after­math. In the Introduction, Oscar and Lilian Handlin discuss his philosophy within the historical context: \"The First World War slowly ground to its costly conclusion; and the immensely more difficult task of making peace got painfully under way. The armi­stice that some expected would permit a return to normalcy opened instead upon a period of turbulence that agitated fur­ther a society already unsettled by preparations for battle and by debilitating conflict overseas.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter spending the first half of 1918-19\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eon sabbatical from Columbia at the University of California, Dewey traveled to Japan and China, where he lectured, toured, and assessed in his essays\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ethe relationship between the two nations. From Peking he reported the student revolt known as the May Fourth Move­ment. The forty items in this volume also include an analysis of Thomas Hobbe's philosophy; an affectionate commemorative tribute to Theodore Roosevelt, \"\u003ci\u003eour \u003c\/i\u003eTeddy\"; the syllabus for Dewey's lectures at the Imperial University in Tokyo, which were later revised and published as \u003ci\u003eReconstruction in Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ean exchange with former disciple Randolph Bourne about F. Mat­thias Alexander's \u003ci\u003eMan's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSupreme Inheritance\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand, central to Dew­ey's creed, \"Philosophy and Democracy.\" His involvement in a study of the Polish-American community in Philadelphia--resulting in an article, two memoranda, and a lengthy report--is discussed in detail in the Introduction and in the Note on the \"Confidential Report of Conditions among the Poles in the United States.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jo Ann Boydston, John Dewey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0809328062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780809328062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Southern Illinois University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.40w x 1.20d","brand":"Jo Ann Boydston","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46431317885183,"sku":"9780809328062","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_16b7f9d5-6332-49ec-bfa9-553e6c987985.jpg?v=1735140962","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-middle-works-of-john-jo-ann-boydston-9780809328062","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}