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    Moerangi Falaoa

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    Louise Spiegel

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  • David Mathews discusses Education Research
  • Speaking of Politics Interview

Finding a Responsible Public Voice


Americans make no secret of their disenchantment with the political system. Politics for People, by David Mathews, is about Americans who are looking for ways to build civic communities and generate the political energy necessary to define and express the public will.

This second edition contains compelling new material on the National Issues Forums convened in libraries, churches, prisons, and schools across the country.

Available at Amazon

University of Illinois Press | 1999 Second Edition
275 pages

Foreign language editions are available for $7.95 each through Kettering:
Arabic: Item #2006-AR
Romanian: Item #2006-RO
Russian: Item #2006-RU
Spanish: Item #2006-SP

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