Cultural literacy : what every American needs to know / E.D. Hirsch, Jr. ; with an updated appendix, What literate Americans know [by] E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph Kett, James Trefil.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Vintage Books, 1988, c1987.Edition: 1st Vintage Books edDescription: xviii, 251 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0394758439 (pbk.)
  • 9780394758435 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LB 45 .H57 1988
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Contents:
Literacy and cultural literacy -- The discovery of the schema -- National language and national culture -- American diversity and public discourse -- Cultural literacy and the schools -- The practical outlook -- What literate Americans know.
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Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 216-238.

Literacy and cultural literacy -- The discovery of the schema -- National language and national culture -- American diversity and public discourse -- Cultural literacy and the schools -- The practical outlook -- What literate Americans know.

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