Thomas Jefferson and the education of a citizen
By: edited by James Gilreath.
Contributors: Gilreath, James, 1947-
Publisher: Library of Congress
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 382
Subjects: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Congresses.; Citizenship -- Study and teaching -- United States -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Description: The writings of Thomas Jefferson hold endless fascination for Americans and, as the international perspective concluding this volume suggests, for thoughtful people around the world. Here, Liu Zuochang's assessment of Jefferson's relevance to contemporary Chinese thinkers joins essays by American scholars who address the issue of education and the preparation for citizenship that underlies a free society as Thomas Jefferson perceived it.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.