A First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy

Hirsch, E.D., Jr., Edited By

ISBN 10: 0395510406 / ISBN 13: 9780395510407

Published by Houghton Mifflin Co. 1989, 1989

About this Item

Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 1st Printing. Ex-Library. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2 1/2" tear of half title page (horizontal mid page from binding), call numbers on label on spine of d/j which is mylar covered and taped on, bar code on front over mylar, pocket on front endpage, 271 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1989
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395510406
• ISBN 13: 9780395510407
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: 1st Printing
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+
• Book Type: Ex-Library
• Seller catalogs:
  • Reference and Books About Books

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Synopsis

Presents an outline of the knowledge that, according to the Cultural Literacy Foundation, should be acquired by the end of sixth grade, in such categories as literature, religion and philosophy, history, geography, mathematics, science, and technology.

About the Author

E.D. Hirsch, Jr. is the Linden Kent Memorial Professor of English at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, and the author of Cultural Literacy, The First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, and The Core Knowledge Series. Dr. Hirsch is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and has been a senior fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities. He is president of the Core Knowledge Foundation, a nonprofit organization devoted to educational reform.