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New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, 3rd ed. , by E. D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil
(Dictionary of Cultural Literacy )
Dictionary of "the names, phrases, events, and other items that are familiar to most literate Americans." Categories of entries include:
- The Bible
- Mythology and Folklore
- Proverbs
- Idioms
- World Literature, Philosophy, and Religion
- Literature in English
- Conventions of Written English
- Fine Arts
- World History to 1550
- World History since 1550
- American History to 1865
- American History since 1865
- World Politics
- American Politics
- World Geography
- American Geography
- Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology
- Business and Economics
- Physical Sciences and Mathematics
- Earth Sciences
- Life Sciences
- Medicine and Health
- Technology
URL: http://infotree.library.ohiou.edu/scripts/redirect.html?id=3010
Subjects: General | General -- Dictionaries, thesauri, etc.
Types: Dictionaries
Dates of Coverage: Published 2002; web edition 2003
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