The Conspiracy of the Good

Civil Rights and the Struggle for Community in Two American Cities, 1875-2000

Michael E. James (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

385 Seiten

2004
Peter Lang Publishing Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8204-5779-6 (ISBN)

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The Conspiracy of the Good addresses nagging questions that are part of the public debate over schooling. Why do our public schools, especially those in poor and working-class communities of color, fail to live up to the promises of the American dream? Why do reforms, those standard items in political campaigns, fail to create meaningful change? This book argues that «progressive», well-meaning, good-hearted men and women, who often advocate «good intentions» in the name of «helping those in need», have ended up doing more harm than good. The Conspiracy of the Good explores how these «good intentions» go awry. Michael E. James argues that the core value of the American experience is conflict – not consensus – despite what mainstream historians have espoused over the last few decades.

Reihe/Serie	History of Schools and Schooling ; 30
Reihe/Serie	History of Schools and Schooling ; 30
Zusatzinfo	29 fig.
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 230 mm
Gewicht	550 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Geschichtstheorie / Historik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	0-8204-5779-5 / 0820457795
ISBN-13	978-0-8204-5779-6 / 9780820457796
Zustand	Neuware