Progressive Politics and the Training of America's Persuaders

ISBN-13: 9780805832372 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 192 str.

Katherine H. Adams;Adams

Opis

This book chronicles the creation of an advanced curriculum in speaking and writing during the Progressive era and the impact of that curriculum on public discourse.

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction. The Current/Traditional Paradigm and the Powerless Citizen. To Create a New Social Order: Progressivism's Three Tiers of Education. At Wisconsin: A Progressive Writing Curriculum for Advanced Students. Professional Writing Instruction Crosses the Country. University-Trained Persuaders Sell Reform, Consumerism, and War. After World War I: A Cacophony of Persuasion. "The Unknown Citizen": A Conclusion.

O autorze

Katherine Adams