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Battle of the Books: The Curriculum Debate in America
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We are what we read, contends James Atlas in this book about books, the story of America at an educational crossroads. Where once the giants of Western thought - Aristotle, Plato, Shakespeare and Milton - had pride of place, campuses are now divided: traditionalists are loath to abandon the great Western legacy, while the opponents see that canon as an elitist and inaccurate reflection of America'... More
Book Information
PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
BindingPaperback (7 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages158
ISBN-100393310701
ISBN-13978-0393310702
Publication Date10/1993
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About James Atlas (Author) : James Atlas is a published author. Published credits of James Atlas include Plutarch's Lives Volume 1 (Modern Library Classics), Battle of the Books: The Curriculum Debate in America.
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