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Thomas Jefferson and the education of a citizen
Title:
Thomas Jefferson and the education of a citizen
Author:
Gilreath, James, 1947-
Publication Information:
Washington : Library of Congress : [Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., distributor], 1999.
Physical Description:
xv, 383 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
General Note:
Essays published here were selected from a conference, held at the Library of Congress, May 13 to May 15, 1993; cosponsored by the Library's Rare Book and Special Collections Division, the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, and the Institute of Early American Culture at Williamsburg, Va.

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Language:
English
Contents:
I. The public and private spheres. Citizens and families : a Jeffersonian vision of domestic relations and generational change / Michael Grossberg -- Binding ties : the public and domestic spheres in Jefferson's letters to his family / Frank Shuffelton -- Beyond education : Thomas Jefferson's "Republican" revision of the laws regarding children / Holly Brewer -- Jefferson, the family and civic education / Jan Lewis. II. An informed citizenry. Jefferson and literacy / Douglas L. Wilson -- Bulwark of revolutionary liberty : Thomas Jefferson's and John Adams's programs for an informed citizenry / Richard D. Brown -- Thomas Jefferson and legal education in revolutionary America / Herbert A. Johnson -- "That knowledge most useful to us" : Thomas Jefferson's concept of utility in the education of republican citizens / Jennings L. Wagoner, Jr. -- Education and democracy : summary and comment / Benjamin R. Barber.

III. Influence of the old and new worlds. Thomas Jefferson and the old world : personal experience in the formation of early republican ideals / Elizabeth Wirth Marvick -- Why slaves can't read : the political significance of Jefferson's racism / James Oakes -- Thomas Jefferson's dualistic perceptions of Native Americans / Donald A. Grinde, Jr. -- The old and the new worlds : summary and comment / C. Vann Woodward. IV. A republic of citizens. Citizenship and change in Jefferson's constitutional thought / David N. Mayer -- Liberty and virtue : religion and Republicanism in Jeffersonian thought / Eugene R. Sheridan -- Ward republics : the wisest invention for self-government / Suzanne W. Morse. V. An international perspective. The education of those who govern / Ralph Ketcham -- Thomas Jefferson and his conception of happiness / Liu Zuochang.
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ISBN:
9780844409658
Format :
Book