| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 647 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
The Bible -- Mythology and folklore -- Proverbs -- Idioms -- World literature, philosophy, and religion -- Literature in English -- Conventions of written English -- Fine arts -- World history to 1550 -- World history since 1550 -- American history to 1865 -- American history since 1865 -- World politics -- World geography -- American geography -- Anthropology, psychology, and sociology -- Business and economics -- Physical sciences and mathematics -- Earth sciences -- Life sciences -- Medicine and health -- Technology |
| Summary |
In this fast-paced information age, how can Americans know what's really important and what's just a passing fashion? Now more than ever, we need a source that concisely sums up the knowledge that matters to Americans - the people, places, ideas, and events that shape our cultural conversation. With a considerably large number of entries, The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy is that invaluable source. Wireless technology, Gene therapy, NAFTA. In addition to the thousands of terms described in the original Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, here are more than five hundred new entries to bring Americans' bank of essential knowledge up to date. The original entries have been fully revised to reflect recent changes in world history and politics, American literature, and, especially, science and technology. As E.D. Hirsch writes in the preface, "Community is built up of shared knowledge and values - the same shared knowledge that is taken for granted when we read a book or newspaper, and that is also taken for granted as part of the fabric that connects us to one another." |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Includes graphical cross-reference mapper |
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English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Civilization -- Dictionaries
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English language -- Dictionaries.
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Encyclopedias and dictionaries.
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HISTORY -- State & Local -- General.
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Encyclopedias and dictionaries
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Civilization
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English language
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Civilization -- Dictionaries
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| Subject |
United States
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| Genre/Form |
dictionaries.
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Dictionaries
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Dictionaries.
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Dictionnaires.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kett, Joseph F.
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Trefil, James, 1938-
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| ISBN |
9781849720724 |
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184972072X |
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9780618430567 |
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0618430563 |
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0618226478 |
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9780618226474 |
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9780544899025 |
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0544899024 |
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