New Dictionary Of Cultural Literacy, The

James Trefil

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English

Houghton Mifflin (Trade)
16 September 2002

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Encyclopaedias & reference works; History of the Americas; Society & Social Sciences

"In this fast-paced information age, how can Americans know what's really important and what's just a passing fashion Now more than ever, we need a source that concisely sums up the knowledge that matters to Americans -- the people, places, ideas, and events that shape our cultural conversation. With more than six thousand entries,The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy is that invaluable source.

Wireless technology. Gene therapy. NAFTA. In addition to the thousands of terms described in the original Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, here are more than five hundred new entries to bring Americans' bank of essential knowledge up to date. The original entries have been fully revised to reflect recent changes in world history and politics, American literature, and, especially, science and technology. Cultural icons that have stood the test of time (Odysseus, Leaves of Grass, Cleopatra, the Taj Mahal, D-Day) appear alongside entries on such varied concerns as cryptography, the digital divide, the European Union, Kwanzaa, pheromones, SPAM, Type A and Type B personalities, Web browsers, and much, much more.

As our world becomes more global and interconnected, it grows smaller through the terms and touchstones that unite us. As E. D. Hirsch writes in the preface, ""Community is built up of shared knowledge and values -- the same shared knowledge that is taken for granted when we read a book or newspaper, and that is also taken for granted as part of the fabric that connects us to one another."" A delicious concoction of information for anyone who wants to be in the know, The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy brilliantly confirms once again that it is ""an excellent piece of work . . . stimulating and enlightening"" (New York Times) -- the most definitive and comprehensive family sourcebook of its kind."

By: James Trefil
Imprint: Houghton Mifflin (Trade)
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 3rd ed.
Dimensions: Height: 242mm, Width: 210mm, Spine: 41mm
Weight: 161g
ISBN: 9780618226474
ISBN 10: 0618226478
Pages: 672
Publication Date: 16 September 2002
Recommended Age: From 12 to 17 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

E.D. Hirsch, Jr. is the Linden Kent Memorial Professor of English at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, and the author of Cultural Literacy, The First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, and The Core Knowledge Series. Dr. Hirsch is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and has been a senior fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities. He is president of the Core Knowledge Foundation, a nonprofit organization devoted to educational reform. James Trefil, the Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Physics at George Mason University, is the author or coauthor of more than thirty books, including The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy.