Beginning with a short intellectual history of the academic culture wars, Eric Adler’s book examines popular polemics including those by Allan Bloom and Dinesh D’Souza, and considers the oddly marginal role of classical studies in these conflicts. In presenting a brief history of classics in American education, the volume sheds light on the position of the humanities in general.
Adler dissects three significant controversies from the era: the so-called...
Eric Adler is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Maryland.
Deal[s] with a complex history ... he is widely read in it (the reference bibliography is huge), but his account is pleasantly readable and free from jargon." - Colin McDonald, Classics For All
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