Civic Myths: A Law-and-Literature Approach to Citizenship

(Part of the Cultural Studies of the United States Series)

by Brook Thomas

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As questions of citizenship generate new debates for this generation of Americans, Brook Thomas argues for revitalizing the role of literature in civic education. Thomas defines civic myths as compelling stories about national origin, membership, and values that are generated by conflicts within the concept of citizenship itself. Selected works of literature, he claims, work on these myths by challenging their terms at the same time that they...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0807858463

ISBN13:9780807858462

Release Date:October 2007

Publisher:University of North Carolina Press

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.7" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Law Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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