Article: Civility and Its Discontents: Civic Virtue, Toleration, and Cultural Fragmentation.(Book Review)

Civility and Its Discontents: Civic Virtue, Toleration, and Cultural Fragmentation. Edited by Christine T. Sistare. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2004; pp. vii + 310. $39.95 cloth; $19.95 paper.

Christine Sistare's Civility and Its Discontents features a collection of essays on civic virtue and tolerance in modern democracies. While Sistare wonders if the subject matter is "quaintly inapt" (vii) in a post-9/11 world, Civility and Its Discontents offers provocative articles exploring respect in public discourse and displaying a genuine desire to foster understanding of conflicting viewpoints in the public sphere. The book's essays address the significance ...

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