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In Defense of a Liberal Education

Paperback • 2016 • 1. edition

In Defense of a Liberal Education

By Fareed Zakaria

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

The liberal arts are under attack. Degree courses like English and history, once very popular and highly respected, are in steep decline. In the US President Obama recently urged students to keep in mind that technical training could be more valuable than a degree in art history. In this urgently needed book, Fareed Zakaria argues that this turn away from the liberal arts is a mistake. A liberal education teaches you how to write, how to speak your mind and how to learn-immensely valuable tools ...Show more

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ISBN

9780393352344

Publisher

WW Norton & Co

Published year

2016

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In Defense of a Liberal Education

Format

Paperback

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