The Spirit of Youth and City Streets
In 1909, when this book was first published, Jane Addams was the most famous woman in America. A celebrity and a spiritual leader, Addams was widely regarded as practical, realistic, and endowed with a special insight into the problems of urban America.The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets -- her favorite of her own books -- establishes Addams as an accomplished writer as well as a reformer. In this compact volume she examines the causes for the discontent of youth in the city, chiding educators for their persistent blindness to youth's most obvious needs.Addams argues for the importance of providing direction and focus -- for example, thr…
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- ISBN: 978-0-252-00275-5
- EAN: 9780252002755
- Produktnummer: 1574264
- Verlag: University of Illinois Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1989
- Seitenangabe: 192 S.
- Masse: H20.3 cm x B13.7 cm x D0.0 cm 227 g
- Gewicht: 227
- Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational
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