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Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know by Hirsch Jr., E.D.

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Binding
Paperback
Weight
1 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
0394758439
Subject Area
Education, Social Science
Publication Name
Cultural Literacy : What Every American Needs to Know
Item Length
8 in
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Subject
General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Référence, Aims & Objectives
Publication Year
1988
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.7 in
Author
E. D. Hirsch Jr.
Features
Reprint
Item Width
5.3 in
Item Weight
10.2 Oz
Number of Pages
272 Pages

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A must-read for parents and teachers, this major bestseller reveals how cultural literacy is the hidden key to effective education and presents 5000 facts that every literate American should know. In this forceful manifesto Professor E. D. Hirsch, Jr., argues that children in the United States are being deprived of the basic knowledge that would enable them to function in contemporary society. They lack cultural literacy- a grasp of background information that writers and speakers assume their audience already has. Even if a student has a basic competence in the English language, he or she has little chance of entering the American mainstream without knowing what a silicon chip is, or when the Civil War was fought.An important work that has engendered a nationwide debate on our educational standards, Cultural Literacy is a required reading for anyone concerned with our future as a literate nation.

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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0394758439
ISBN-13
9780394758435
eBay Product ID (ePID)
150899

Product Key Features

Author
E. D. Hirsch Jr.
Publication Name
Cultural Literacy : What Every American Needs to Know
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Reprint
Subject
General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Référence, Aims & Objectives
Publication Year
1988
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Education, Social Science
Number of Pages
272 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8 in
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Item Weight
10.2 Oz

Additional Product Features

LCCN
87-040478
Lc Classification Number
Lb45.H57 1988
Edition Description
Reprint
Copyright Date
1988
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
370.19
Dewey Edition
19
Illustrated
Yes

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  • by jtklomp
    Nov 18, 2019

    Truer words were never spoken: every American should read this1

    The subtitle tells it all: everyone should read this book! It's all about getting back to our cultural roots and why literacy is important.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: goodwillbks

  • by therqqster
    Apr 20, 2009

    I don't know. I hope it refers to the content

    I have not read the book. It's on my list of books to read. I bought it on the recommendation of former Congressman Tom Tancredo in his book "In Mortal Danger"

  • by timlook2000
    Apr 05, 2008

    must read

    T.V. has dominated modern culture and Literacy is at an all time low in America. Uneducated voters will eventually lead to the unraveling of America. Our only hope is that everybody has the ability to read and comprehend, so that America can once again be a nation the world admires.

  • by htown085
    Jun 03, 2010

    Nice book to have

    I enjoy the book. It's interesting to see what you know from all those years of school. I know a lot of the names listed but not all. I looked up some names to see what they were. Good book to have around. Makes for interesting conversation too.

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