The De-Valuing of America: The Fight for Our Culture and Our Children - Brossura

Bennett, William J.

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ISBN 10: 0671797190 ISBN 13: 9780671797195

Casa editrice: Touchstone Books, 1994

Riassunto

No one sets the record straight like bestselling author William J. Bennett. In The De-Valuing of America, one of our leading conservatives gives us a provocative and unblinking critique of what is wrong with our nation in areas ranging from drugs to education to race relations, and provides an inspiring vision to turn the tide. In this remarkably candid personal account, Bennett reveals what he saw and what he learned -- and the people he came across and was crossed by -- during his controversial years as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Secretary of Education, and Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. In the straightforward style that has become his trademark, he tells us what's right and what's wrong with American education; discusses the heroes, villains, and shirkers in the war against drugs; analyzes the decline in standards and common sense on our college campuses; and offers his assessment of the failures of contemporary liberalism. Written with force and passion, The De-Valuing of America is a cry of alarm -- an honest, unsparing account of what has gone wrong in American society, and a tough-minded personal assessment of how to reclaim our culture and protect and nurture our children.

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L'autore:

William J. Bennett served as director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy under President Bush and served as Secretary of Education and chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities under President Reagan. He has a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy from Williams College, a doctorate in political philosophy from the University of Texas, and a law degree from Harvard. Dr. Bennett is currently a John M. Olin Fellow at the Hudson Institute, a Distinguished Fellow in Cultural Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation, and a senior editor of National Review magazine. He, his wife, and two sons live in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

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• Editore: Touchstone Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0671797190
• ISBN 13: 9780671797195
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 271