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Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know
by E. D., Jr. Hirsch
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780394758435 |
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Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
In this forceful manifesto, Hirsch argues that children in the U.S. are being deprived of the basic knowledge that would enable them to function in contemporary society. Includes 5,000 essential facts to know.
Review:
"It makes fascinating reading, particularly when we bear in mind that, apart from a number of scientific items (included, somewhat inconsistently, in an effort to improve things), it is an attempt to establish what all culturally literate Americans actually know, not what they ought to know....Mr. Hirsch's proposal merits serious consideration." New York Times
About the Author
E. D. Hirsch, Jr., is a professor emeritus at the University of Virginia and the author of The Schools We Need, The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, and the best-selling Cultural Literacy. He is chairman of the board at the Core Knowledge Foundation and lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780394758435
- Subtitle:
- What Every American Needs to Know
- Author:
- Other:
- Mulcahy, Pat
- Editor:
- Mulcahy, Pat
- Publisher:
- Vintage Books USA
- Location:
- New York :
- Subject:
- General
- Subject:
- Education
- Subject:
- United states
- Subject:
- Multicultural Education
- Subject:
- Literacy
- Subject:
- Culture
- Subject:
- Educational anthropology
- Subject:
- Literacy -- United States.
- Copyright:
- c198
- Edition Description:
- 1st Vintage Books ed., Bibliography: p. 216-238.
- Series Volume:
- v. 5
- Publication Date:
- April 1988
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- Y
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 8.08x5.24x.73 in. .62 lbs.
