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Talking to strangers

Allen, Danielle S., 1971-

Talking to strangers anxieties of citizenship since Brown v. Board of Education / [electronic resource] : Anxieties of citizenship since Brown v. Board of Education Danielle S. Allen. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2004. - xxii, 232 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Loss -- Little Rock, a new beginning -- Old myths and new epiphanies -- Sacrifice, a democratic fact -- Sacrifice and citizenship -- Why we have bad habits -- Imperfect democracy -- Imperfect people -- Imperfect pearls/imperfect ideals -- New democratic vistas -- Beyond invisible citizens -- Brotherhood, love, and political friendship -- Rhetoric, a good thing -- Epilogue: powerful citizens.

Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Political participation--United States.
Cultural pluralism--United States.
Civil society--United States.
Trust--United States.
Intergroup relations--United States.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Race relations.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: JK1764 / .A44 2004eb

Dewey Class. No.: 305.896/073