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The Good Citizen: A History of American Civic Life

Michael Schudson

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In 1996, less than half of all eligible voters bothered to vote. Fewer citizens each year follow government and public affairs regularly. Is popular sovereignty a failure? Not necessarily, argues Michael Schudson in this history of citizenship in America. This work sees American politics as evolving from a politics of assent in colonial times and the 18th century, in which voting generally reaffirmed the social hierarchy of the community; to a politics of affiliation in the 19th century, in which party loyalty was paramount for the good citizen. Progressive reforms around the turn of the century reduced the power of parties and increased the role of education, making way for the informed citizen, which remains the ideal in American civil life at the end of the 20th century.

Language: English

Pages: 390

Format: Paperback

ISBN 13: 9780674356405

The Good Citizen: A History of American Civic Life

Michael Schudson

0/5 ( ratings)

In 1996, less than half of all eligible voters bothered to vote. Fewer citizens each year follow government and public affairs regularly. Is popular sovereignty a failure? Not necessarily, argues Michael Schudson in this history of citizenship in America. This work sees American politics as evolving from a politics of assent in colonial times and the 18th century, in which voting generally reaffirmed the social hierarchy of the community; to a politics of affiliation in the 19th century, in which party loyalty was paramount for the good citizen. Progressive reforms around the turn of the century reduced the power of parties and increased the role of education, making way for the informed citizen, which remains the ideal in American civil life at the end of the 20th century.

Language: English

Pages: 390

Format: Paperback

ISBN 13: 9780674356405

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