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Citizenship. A Very Short Introduction

By Richard Bellamy

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2008
ISBN
9780192802538, 0192802534
LCC
JF801 .B454 2008
Open Library ID
OL17008573M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3265878 bytes)
Series
Very Short Introductions
Pages
153\153
Topic
Education
Library
torrents.ru tech collections 2009-11-14
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

Interest in citizenship has never been higher. Politicians of all stripes stress its importance, as do church leaders, captains of industry and every kind of campaigning group--from those supporting global causes, such as tackling world poverty, to others with a largely local focus, such as combating neighborhood crime. In this brilliant, compact introduction, Richard Bellamy offers an eye-opening look at an idea that is as important as it is rare--the prospect of influencing government policy according to reasonably fair rules and on a more or less equal basis with others. Bringing together the most recent scholarship, the book sheds light on how ideas of citizenship have changed through time from ancient Greece to the present, looks at concepts such as membership and belonging, and highlights the relation between citizenship, rights, and democracy. Bellamy also examines the challenges confronting the very possibility of citizenship today, the impact of globalization, the desirability of "global citizenship," the teaching of citizenship in schools, citizenship tests for immigrants, and the many different definitions and types of citizenship in modern society.

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