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Major decisions : college, career, and the case for the humanities /

The book is an academic/career guide. It argues for the importance of the humanities for job skills and for participation in civic life and politics. The book will help students speak persuasively about the usefulness of their humanities degrees.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Grobman, Laurie, 1962- (Author), Ramsey, E. Michele (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2020].
Edition:	1st edition.
Subjects:	Humanities > Study and teaching (Higher) Humanities > Economic aspects. Humanities > Social aspects. Humanities > Philosophy. Education, Higher > Aims and objectives.

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