The Resource The twilight of common dreams : why America is wracked by culture wars, Todd Gitlin
The twilight of common dreams : why America is wracked by culture wars, Todd Gitlin
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- Summary
- The author focuses on the politics of textbook adoption in Oakland, California, in the early 1990s. The textbooks under consideration, written by a well-known multiculturalist and former leftist activist, were attacked as racist. Meanwhile, Gitlin notes, the larger issue, the fact that state funding of education has been repeatedly slashed, goes undebated. Widening his discussion, Gitlin goes on to talk about the decline of the Left, whose preoccupation with the needs of select "identities" and "cultures" has caused the movement to squander its energy on petty turf wars. He also argues that the Right, formerly associated with privileged interests, now claims to speak for the common good. --
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st Owl book edition.
- Extent
- viii, 294 pages
- Note
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- Originally published: New York: Metropolitan Books, 1995
- "An Owl Book."
- Isbn
- 9780805040913
- Label
- The twilight of common dreams : why America is wracked by culture wars
- Title
- The twilight of common dreams
- Title remainder
- why America is wracked by culture wars
- Statement of responsibility
- Todd Gitlin
- Title variation
- Why America is wracked by culture wars
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The author focuses on the politics of textbook adoption in Oakland, California, in the early 1990s. The textbooks under consideration, written by a well-known multiculturalist and former leftist activist, were attacked as racist. Meanwhile, Gitlin notes, the larger issue, the fact that state funding of education has been repeatedly slashed, goes undebated. Widening his discussion, Gitlin goes on to talk about the decline of the Left, whose preoccupation with the needs of select "identities" and "cultures" has caused the movement to squander its energy on petty turf wars. He also argues that the Right, formerly associated with privileged interests, now claims to speak for the common good. --
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- Gitlin, Todd
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- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Cultural pluralism
- Multiculturalism
- United States
- Label
- The twilight of common dreams : why America is wracked by culture wars, Todd Gitlin
- Note
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- Originally published: New York: Metropolitan Books, 1995
- "An Owl Book."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-281) and index
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- volume
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocm36060311
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- 1st Owl book edition.
- Extent
- viii, 294 pages
- Isbn
- 9780805040913
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)36060311
- Label
- The twilight of common dreams : why America is wracked by culture wars, Todd Gitlin
- Note
-
- Originally published: New York: Metropolitan Books, 1995
- "An Owl Book."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-281) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocm36060311
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- 1st Owl book edition.
- Extent
- viii, 294 pages
- Isbn
- 9780805040913
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)36060311
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