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Wendell Berry and Higher Education: Cultivating Virtues of Place

Contributor(s): Baker, Jack R (Author), Bilbro, Jeffrey (Author), Berry, Wendell (Foreword by)

ISBN: 9780813169026

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

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Pub Date: June 13, 2017

Dewey: 378.00973

LCCN: 2016058958

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.90" H x 9.10" L x 6.20" W ( 1.15 lbs) 268 pages

Series: Culture of the Land

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Description: Baker and Bilbro conclude that institutions guided by Berry's vision might cultivate citizens who can begin the work of healing their communities--graduates who have been educated for responsible membership in a family, a community, or a polity.

Brief description: Jack R. Baker is associate professor of English at Spring Arbor University.

Review Quotes:

The authors present an enlightening interpretation of Wendell Berry's philosophy for the pursuit of a holistic higher education.

-- "Publishers Weekly"

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