Thomas Jefferson and the education of a citizen / edited by James Gilreath.
"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 essay...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington :
Library of Congress,
1999.
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| Online Access: | HeinOnline U.S. Presidential Library HeinOnline Legal Classics Library |
| Summary: | "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."--Jacket. |
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| Item Description: | "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."--title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 383 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |