Presenting a thoughtful justification for the left in American education, Donald Lazere argues that to teach students rhetoric and critical thinking, key components of a humanist education, educators must discuss and teach students to grapple with the conservative bias in academia, the media, and politics that is considered to be the status quo.

Known for its provocative and engaging issues approach, topical organization, and economical length, AMERICA AT ODDS: ALTERNATE EDITION--which excludes coverage of policy--explores the current conflicts that truly define America as a nation while involving students in discussion and debate. The engaging content and pedagogical features throughout AMERICA AT ODDS support two main goals of the text: to encourage students to read about American politics and government and to participate in the political system. In every chapter of the text, the foundations and systems of political history, behavior, institutions, and policy are presented within the framework of issues oriented debate, making AMERICA AT ODDS truly unique as an approach to teaching the Introduction to American Government course.

With A Preface Written By The Ex Chief Minister Of West Bengal Jyoti Basu, Himself, This Book Mirrors The Advent Of The Left Front In 1977 And Its Previous Shortlived United Front Experiments In The Late Sixties.

Includes the Association's Proceedings.