The Humanities: Three cultural roots
- ISBN-10
- 0669154253
- ISBN-13
- 9780669154252
- Series
- The Humanities
- Pages
- 511
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1989
- Author
- Mary Ann Frese Witt
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