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050 00 $aE169.1$b.H614 2002
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100 1 $aHirsch, E. D.,$cJr.$q(Eric Donald),$d1928-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50034757
245 14 $aThe new dictionary of cultural literacy /$cE.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, James Trefil.
250 $aCompletely rev. and updated, 3rd ed.
260 $aBoston :$bHoughton Mifflin,$c[2002], ©2002.
300 $axix, 647 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
500 $aIncludes index.
505 00 $tThe Bible --$tMythology and Folklore --$tProverbs --$tIdioms --$tWorld Literature, Philosophy, and Religion --$tLiterature in English --$tConventions of Written English --$tFine Arts --$tWorld History to 1550 --$tWorld History since 1550 --$tAmerican History to 1865 --$tAmerican History since 1865 --$tWorld Politics --$tAmerican Politics --$tWorld Geography --$tAmerican Geography --$tAnthropology, Psychology, and Sociology --$tBusiness and Economics --$tPhysical Sciences and Mathematics --$tEarth Sciences --$tLife Sciences --$tMedicine and Health --$tTechnology.
520 1 $a"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.".
520 8 $a"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' essential knowledge bank up to date. Are you familiar with the digital divide, European Union, Kwanzaa, pheromones, Type A and Type B personalities, spam?
520 8 $aOr, test your knowledge on cultural icons that have stood the test of time: Odysseus, Leaves of Grass, Cleopatra, Winston Churchill, the Taj Mahal, and many, many more. Numerous original entries have been revised to reflect the many recent changes in world history and politics, American literature, and, especially, science and technology."--BOOK JACKET.
651 0 $aUnited States$xCivilization$vDictionaries.
650 0 $aCivilization$vDictionaries.
650 0 $aEnglish language$vDictionaries.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043513
700 1 $aKett, Joseph F.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80040274
852 00 $bleh$hE169.1$i.H614 2002