The Opening of the American Mind: Canons, Culture, and History
- ISBN-10
- 0807031194
- ISBN-13
- 9780807031193
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 236
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997-08-14
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Author
- Lawrence W. Levine
Description
Publicly greeted as the definitive answer to recent attacks on the university, Lawrence W. Levine's book is a brilliantly argued positive vision of American education and culture.
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