The Troubled Crusade: American Education 1945-1980 Contributor(s): Ravitch, Diane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0465087574 ISBN-13: 9780465087570 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $25.73 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1985 Annotation: This book is a report on the state of the crusade against ignorance during a particularly tumultuous time in American History. Many other crusades stormed through the nation's educational institutions during these thirty-five years, sometimes complementing the crusade against ignorance, at other times subordinating it to some other worthy or unworthy cause. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | History |
Dewey: 370.973 |
LCCN: 83070750 |
Lexile Measure: 1560 |
Physical Information: 0.96" H x 5.98" W x 9.08" (1.28 lbs) 400 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This widely praised history of the controversies that have beset American schools and universities since World War II is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the condition of American education today. |