Why the Humanities Matter Today

Why the Humanities Matter Today
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Publisher : Lexington Books
Total Pages : 166
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ISBN-10 : 9781498538619
ISBN-13 : 1498538614
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Book Synopsis Why the Humanities Matter Today by : Lee Trepanier

Download or read book Why the Humanities Matter Today written by Lee Trepanier and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2017-03-08 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why the Humanities Matter Today explains the importance of philosophy, foreign language, literature, history, political theory, and liberal education in American higher education. The contributors in this book provide new arguments about why their disciplines matter and what value they bring to students, the university, and the public./span


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