Pub Date: November 26, 2013
Dewey: 191
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
Target Age Group: NA to NA
Physical Info: 0.90" H x 8.50" L x 5.50" W ( 1.10 lbs) 324 pages
BISAC Categories:
History | United States | 20th Century | Social History | Modern | 20th Century General | Education | Americas North Central South West Indies
Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History
Description: This book presents a moderately revisionist history of the great books idea anchored in the following movements and struggles: fighting anti-intellectualism, advocating for the liberal arts, distributing cultural capital, and promoting a public philosophy, anchored in mid-century liberalism, that fostered a shared civic culture.
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