The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
What Every American Needs to Know - Completely Revised and Updated
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- 672pagine
- 24 ore di lettura
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"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 more than six thousand 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' essential knowledge bank up to date. Are you familiar with the digital divide, European Union, Kwanzaa, pheromones, Type A and Type B personalities, spam? Or, test your knowledge on cultural icons that have stood the test of time: Odysseus, Leaves of Grass, Cleopatra, Winston Churchill, the Taj Mahal, and many, many more. Numerous original entries have been revised to reflect the many recent changes in world history and politics, American literature, and, especially, science and technology."--Jacket
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The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Eric D. Hirsch, Joseph F. Kett, James S. Trefil
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2002
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- Titolo
- The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
- Sottotitolo
- What Every American Needs to Know - Completely Revised and Updated
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Editore
- HarperCollins
- Pubblicato
- 2002
- Formato
- Copertina rigida
- Pagine
- 672
- ISBN10
- 0618226478
- ISBN13
- 9780618226474
- Serie
- Tag
- Saggistica, Arte / Cultura, Dizionari Linguistici e Libri di Testo, Dizionari linguistici, Storia e teoria dell’arte, Dizionari, Teoria dell'arte
- Valutazione
- 4,15 su 5
- Descrizione
- "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 more than six thousand 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' essential knowledge bank up to date. Are you familiar with the digital divide, European Union, Kwanzaa, pheromones, Type A and Type B personalities, spam? Or, test your knowledge on cultural icons that have stood the test of time: Odysseus, Leaves of Grass, Cleopatra, Winston Churchill, the Taj Mahal, and many, many more. Numerous original entries have been revised to reflect the many recent changes in world history and politics, American literature, and, especially, science and technology."--Jacket