Download or read book Civics Beyond Critics written by Ian MacMullen and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the orthodox view that education for civic character must be limited to avoid compromising its recipients' ability to think and act as critically autonomous citizens, arguing that traits such as law-abidingness, civic identification, and support for society's institutions are equally essential.