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Introduction—The Politics of Civic Education

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2004

Joel Westheimer
Joel Westheimer
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University of Ottawa
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“Democracy is not a silent business.”—Anthony D. Romero, American Civil Liberties Union

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 37 , Issue 2 , April 2004 , pp. 231 - 235
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© 2004 by the American Political Science Association

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