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Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.25.
Published by Graywolf Press, Saint Paul, 1988
ISBN 10: 1555971148ISBN 13: 9781555971144
Seller: Books of the World, Arlington, VA, U.S.A.
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Trade Paperback. Condition: As New. Graywolf Press, November 1988. Trade Paperback. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. The issue of cultural literacy has been the subject of intense debate in the past two years. Several bestselling books about the deficiencies of our educational system as well as changes in basic curriculum at more than one major university have contributed to the fervor of this debate. Fueling the national controversy is the question of what body of knowledge constitutes cultural literacy. While many argue for a return to a "back to basics" curriculum, equally energetic voices call for a revised curriculum, one which embraces both traditional western classics and the classics of non-European cultures, among them African, Asian, and Latin American. This volume brings together thirteen essays which suggest the range of knowledge truly literate individuals need to possess. Essays by such writers as James Baldwin, Carlos Fuentes, Michelle Cliff, Paula Gunn Allen, Ishmael Reed, and Wendell Berry enlarge our perspective to include a variety of voices and heritages which contribute to the vibrant culture of the United States. Also included is a beginning list of names, places, dates, and concepts which are part and parcel of a multi-cultural fabric.
Published by Native American Series / University of California, Los Angeles, 1982
Seller: David Gaines, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. James Trujillo (illustrator). First Edition. Wraps (PB) in very good condition with light wear cover edge and spine. Old price sticker bottom back cover. Inscribed and dated by author on title page. Published as part of the Native American Series of the American Indian Studies Center at UCLA 149 pp., 2 illus. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Harper and Row, San Francisco, 1987
ISBN 10: 006250665XISBN 13: 9780062506658
Book First Edition
Hardcover. xxxii, 396p., preface, introduction, dark stain in gutter of rear hinge, light speckling on top edge otherwise good first edition, first printing stated in quarter-cloth boards and unclipped dj.