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Democracy/Civic Engagement, Politics

Democracy

A Project by Group Material

by: Brian Wallis

$18.95

 
Paperback
ISBN: 9781565844995
Published: Sep 01 1998
Page count: 192
$18.95
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Description

A Village Voice Best Book of the Year, this collection of essays covers a range of topics, from “Education and Democracy” and “Politics and Election” to “Cultural Participation” and “AIDS and Democracy: A Case Study.”


With contributions by:

  • Erma Bombeck
  • Noam Chomsky
  • Alexander Cockburn
  • David Deitcher
  • Lisa Duggan
  • Barbara Ehrenreich
  • Deirdre English
  • Stuart Ewen
  • Henry Louis Gates Jr.
  • Group Material
  • bell hooks
  • Gary Indiana
  • Catherine Lord
  • Bill Moyers
  • William Olander
  • Mark P. Petracca
  • Yvonne Rainer
  • Vito Russo
  • Ira Shor
  • Tom Stoddard
  • Polly Thistlethwaite
  • Brian Wallis

  • Discussions in Contemporary Culture is an award-winning series co-published with the Dia Center for the Arts in New York City. These volumes offer rich and timely discourses on a broad range of cultural issues and critical theory. The collection covers topics from urban planning to popular culture and literature, and continually attracts a wide and dedicated readership.


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