A Home of the Humanities

Author	: James N. Carder
Publisher	: Harvard University Press
Total Pages	: 204
Release	: 2010
ISBN-10	: 0884023656
ISBN-13	: 9780884023654
Rating	: 4/5 (56 Downloads)

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Book Synopsis A Home of the Humanities by : James N. Carder

Download or read book A Home of the Humanities written by James N. Carder and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss were consummate collectors and patrons. The illustrated essays in this volume reveal how the Blisses' wide-ranging interests in art, music, gardens, architecture, and interior design resulted in the creation of the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection--what they came to call their "home of the humanities."

A Home of the Humanities Related Books

Language: en
Pages: 204

A Home of the Humanities

Authors: James N. Carder

Categories: Antiques & Collectibles

Type: BOOK - Published: 2010 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss were consummate collectors and patrons. The illustrated essays in this volume reveal how the Blisses' wide-ranging interests in a

Language: en
Pages: 200

Not for Profit

Authors: Martha C. Nussbaum

Categories: Education

Type: BOOK - Published: 2024-12-03 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A passionate defense of the humanities from one of today's foremost public intellectuals In this short and powerful book, celebrated philosopher Martha C. Nussb

Language: en
Pages: 264

Arts and Humanities in Progress

Authors: Dario Martinelli

Categories: Social Science

Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-10-13 - Publisher: Springer

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The book aims to introduce a research concept called "Numanities", as one possible attempt to overcome the current scientific, social and institutional crisis o

Language: en
Pages: 168

Why the Humanities Matter Today

Authors: Lee Trepanier

Categories: Education

Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-03-08 - Publisher: Lexington Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The humanities in American higher education is in a state of crisis with declining student enrollment, fewer faculty positions, and diminishing public prestige.

Language: en
Pages: 624

The Betrayal of the Humanities

Authors: Bernard M. Levinson

Categories: History

Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-09-06 - Publisher: Indiana University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

How did the academy react to the rise, dominance, and ultimate fall of Germany's Third Reich? Did German professors of the humanities have to tell themselves li