The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
- ISBN-10
- 0965766438
- ISBN-13
- 9780965766432
- Category
- Civilization
- Pages
- 647
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Authors
- Joseph F. Kett, Eric Donald Hirsch, James S. Trefil
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