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- catalog abstract "Mattson explores the work of early activists like Charles Zueblin, who tried to advance adult education at the University of Chicago, and Frederic Howe, whose People's Institute sparked the nationwide forum movement. He then turns to the social centers movement, which began in Rochester, New York, in 1907 with the opening of public schools to adults in the evening as centers for debate over current issues. Mattson tells how this simple program grew into a national phenomenon and cites its achievements and political ideals, and he analyzes the political thought of activists within the movement - notably Mary Parker Follett and Edward Ward - to show that these intellectuals had a profound understanding of what was needed to create vigorous democratic practices. Creating a Democratic Public challenges us to reconsider how we think about democracy by bringing us into critical dialogue with the past and exploring the work of yesterday's activists. Combining historical analysis, political theory, and social criticism, Mattson analyzes experiments in grassroots democracy from the Progressive Era and explores how we might foster more public involvement in political deliberation today.".
- catalog contributor b10689259.
- catalog coverage "United States Politics and government 1865-1933.".
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [136]-203) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: Creating a Democratic Public -- Searching for a Public -- From Beautifying Urban Space to Educating Citizens--The Work of Charles Zueblin -- From Tent Meetings to the Forum Movement -- Frederic Howe and the Democratic Public -- "Buttressing the Foundations of Democracy" -- The Social Centers Movement -- Envisioning Democracy -- Social Centers and Political Thought -- Thinking Democratically -- The Political Thought of Mary Parker Follett -- The Waning of the Democratic Public -- World War I, Social Centers, and America -- Conclusion: The Future of American Democracy.".
- catalog description "Mattson explores the work of early activists like Charles Zueblin, who tried to advance adult education at the University of Chicago, and Frederic Howe, whose People's Institute sparked the nationwide forum movement. He then turns to the social centers movement, which began in Rochester, New York, in 1907 with the opening of public schools to adults in the evening as centers for debate over current issues. Mattson tells how this simple program grew into a national phenomenon and cites its achievements and political ideals, and he analyzes the political thought of activists within the movement - notably Mary Parker Follett and Edward Ward - to show that these intellectuals had a profound understanding of what was needed to create vigorous democratic practices. Creating a Democratic Public challenges us to reconsider how we think about democracy by bringing us into critical dialogue with the past and exploring the work of yesterday's activists. Combining historical analysis, political theory, and social criticism, Mattson analyzes experiments in grassroots democracy from the Progressive Era and explores how we might foster more public involvement in political deliberation today.".
- catalog extent "208 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Creating a democratic public.".
- catalog identifier "0271017228 (alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0271017236 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "9780585237619 (electronic bk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Creating a democratic public.".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press,".
- catalog relation "Creating a democratic public.".
- catalog spatial "United States Politics and government 1865-1933.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "323/.042/0973 21".
- catalog subject "JK1764 .M384 1998".
- catalog subject "Political culture United States History.".
- catalog subject "Political participation United States History.".
- catalog subject "Progressivism (United States politics)".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: Creating a Democratic Public -- Searching for a Public -- From Beautifying Urban Space to Educating Citizens--The Work of Charles Zueblin -- From Tent Meetings to the Forum Movement -- Frederic Howe and the Democratic Public -- "Buttressing the Foundations of Democracy" -- The Social Centers Movement -- Envisioning Democracy -- Social Centers and Political Thought -- Thinking Democratically -- The Political Thought of Mary Parker Follett -- The Waning of the Democratic Public -- World War I, Social Centers, and America -- Conclusion: The Future of American Democracy.".
- catalog title "Creating a democratic public : the struggle for urban participatory democracy during the progressive era / Kevin Mattson.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".