Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (203 pages)
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
0813153700
,
0813163854
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9780813153704
,
9780813163857
Inhalt:
Since its establishment in 1965 the National Endowment for the Humanities has distributed many millions of dollars in grants. Has the money been well spent? What impact have the Endowment's programs had on the academic community, the schools, and the public at large?In this first book-length study of the Endowment, Stephen Miller offers a trenchant analysis of the agency's origins, its accomplishments, and the criticisms leveled against it. In the political maneuvering that led to its establishment, Miller sees a basic misunderstanding between those in academia who lobbied for NEH and those in
Inhalt:
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Founding of NEH; 2. A Short History of the Endowment; 3. The Politics of NEH; 4. The Peer Review Process; 5. Research in the Humanities; 6. The Problem of Preservation; 7. The Teaching of the Humanities; 8. Public Programs in the Humanities; 9. Conclusions and Recommendations; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0813115043
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Miller, Stephen, 1941- Excellence & equity Lexington, KY : University Press of Kentucky, ©1984
Sprache:
Englisch
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