Battle of the Books: The Curriculum Debate in America
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Book Overview
We are what we read, contends James Atlas in this book about books, the story of America at an educational crossroads. This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0393034135
ISBN13:9780393034134
Release Date:January 1992
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Length:157 Pages
Weight:0.82 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.7" x 8.4"
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The Battle of the Books
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
Well written, and well researched by James Atlas, Battle of the Books covers the debate that was so prominent in the late 80s and early 90s in America over what books should be included in the curriculum. Explaining the views of the various factions of literary theory well enough that their views are understandable, though not always worthy of esteem. Atlas seems nostalgic for a time when you were expected to read the great books which some have criticized for being written by dead European white men and at times lets his nostalga get in the way of presenting his argument. Overall, this is a good book worth reading, for its chronicle of the debate, if nothing else.
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