A Brief History of Citizenship / Edition 1

A Brief History of Citizenship / Edition 1

by Derek Heater
ISBN-10:
0814736726
ISBN-13:
9780814736722
Pub. Date:
07/07/2004
Publisher:
New York University Press
ISBN-10:
0814736726
ISBN-13:
9780814736722
Pub. Date:
07/07/2004
Publisher:
New York University Press
A Brief History of Citizenship / Edition 1

A Brief History of Citizenship / Edition 1

by Derek Heater
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Overview

From Plato to Rorty, A Brief History of Citizenship provides a concise survey of the idea of citizenship. All major periods are covered, beginning with Greece and Rome, continuing on to the Middle Ages, the American and French Revolutions, and finally to the modern era. Heater effectively argues that we cannot begin to understand our current conditions until we have an understanding of the initial idea of "the citizen" and how that idea has evolved over the centuries. Important topics covered include how citizenship differs from other forms of sociopolitical identity, the differences between nationality and citizenship, and how multiculturalism has changed our ideas of citizenship in the twenty-first century. This concise and readable book is an ideal introduction to the history of citizenship.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780814736722
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication date: 07/07/2004
Pages: 155
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.37(d)

About the Author

Derek Heater is the author of World Citizenship, A History of Education and Citizenship and What Is Citizenship?

Table of Contents

Prefaceiv
Introduction1
Socio-political identities1
Models of the history of citizenship3
1.Greece6
Sparta6
Plato and Aristotle14
Athens21
2.Rome30
Republic and Empire30
Stoics37
3.Medieval and Early Modern Periods42
Middle Ages42
Italian city-states50
The age of absolute monarchy58
4.Age of Revolutions65
Pre-revolutionary ideas65
American Revolution72
French Revolution79
5.Modern and Contemporary Themes I88
Nationality and multiculturalism88
Federalism95
World citizenship105
6.Modern and Contemporary Themes II113
Civil, political and social rights113
Women120
Civic socialization and education129
Conclusion140
Dilemmas in historical context140
References and Select Bibliography146
Index152

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"An admirably clear, concise and entertaining survey of the different forms citizenship has taken from ancient to modern times."

-Keith Faulks,author of Citizenship

"An excellent historical account of citizenship . . . Heater's work has a depth and solidity that is missing elsewhere. This is another excellent book from the leading authority in the field."

-Ian Davies,author of Talking Politics

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