The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
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Regarded as “the manifestation of one of the most influential modern educational theories, the 6,900 entries in this major new reference work form the touchstone of what it means to be not only just a literate American but an active citizen in our multicultural democracy,” this dictionary by E. D. Hirsch provided in a completely online format by Bartelby, contains definition entries that span a broad selection of subjects in an attempt to define the literate American’s knowledge.
- 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
