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.


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Political participation--United States.
Cultural pluralism--United States.
Civil society--United States.
Trust--United States.
Intergroup relations--United States.


United States--Race relations.


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JK1764 / .A44 2004eb

305.896/073