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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. - 1st Vintage Books ed. - New York : Vintage Books, 1988, c1987. - xviii, 251 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

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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Educational anthropology--United States.
Culture.
Multicultural education--United States.
Literacy--United States.

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