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The Humanities and the Dream of America
Geoffrey Galt Harpham
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Paperback. Argues that the humanities - the academic disciplines that study the potential of the human - represent a 'dream of America.' This title explores a number of linked problems: the role, at once inspiring and disturbing, played by modern philology in the discipline's formation; and, the reasons behind the humanities' perpetual state of crisis. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: H; JFCX; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
In this bracing and original book, Geoffrey Galt Harpham argues that the humanities - the academic disciplines that study the potential of the human - represent a 'dream of America.' They were, Harpham contends, invented after World War II as an expression of American culture and character, and were advanced by their supporters as an instrument of American national interests. Although the humanities are struggling to retain their status in America today, the concept has spread to many other parts of the world and remains one of America's most distinctive and attractive contributions to higher education. "The Humanities and the ... Read more
In this bracing and original book, Geoffrey Galt Harpham argues that the humanities - the academic disciplines that study the potential of the human - represent a 'dream of America.' They were, Harpham contends, invented after World War II as an expression of American culture and character, and were advanced by their supporters as an instrument of American national interests. Although the humanities are struggling to retain their status in America today, the concept has spread to many other parts of the world and remains one of America's most distinctive and attractive contributions to higher education. "The Humanities and the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226316994
SKU
V9780226316994
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About Geoffrey Galt Harpham
Geoffrey Galt Harpham is president and director of the National Humanities Center. He is the author of many books, including, most recently, The Character of Criticism.
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