A great idea at the time : the rise, fall, and curious afterlife of the Great Books / Alex Beam.

A great idea at the time : the rise, fall, and curious afterlife of the Great Books / Alex Beam.

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Explores the Great Books mania, in an entertaining and strangely poignant portrait of American popular culture on the threshold of the television age.

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Main Author:	Beam, Alex
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : PublicAffairs, ©2008.
Subjects:	Great books of the Western world > History and criticism. Canon (Literature) > History and criticism. Popular culture > United States > History > 20th century. Books and reading > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century. Books and reading > Economic aspects > United States > History > 20th century. Education, Humanistic > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century. United States > Intellectual life > 20th century.
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