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Beschreibung
It is startling and it is shaming: in a country that prides itself on being among the most enlightened in the world, 25 million American adults cannot read the poison warnings on a can of pesticide, a letter from their child's teacher, or the front page of a newspaper. An additional 35 million read below the level needed to function successfully in our society. The United States ranks forty-ninth among 158 member nations of the UN in literacy, and wastes over [...] billion annually as a result. The problem is not merely an embarrassment, it is a social and economic disaster.

In Illiterate America, Jonathan Kozol, author of National Book Award-winning Death at an Early Age, addresses this national disgrace. Combining hard statistics and heartrending stories, he describes the economic and the human costs of illiteracy. Kozol analyses and condemns previous government action-and inaction-and, in a passionate call for reform, he proposes a specific program to conquer illiteracy.

One out of every three American adults cannot read this book-which is why everyone else must.
It is startling and it is shaming: in a country that prides itself on being among the most enlightened in the world, 25 million American adults cannot read the poison warnings on a can of pesticide, a letter from their child's teacher, or the front page of a newspaper. An additional 35 million read below the level needed to function successfully in our society. The United States ranks forty-ninth among 158 member nations of the UN in literacy, and wastes over [...] billion annually as a result. The problem is not merely an embarrassment, it is a social and economic disaster.

In Illiterate America, Jonathan Kozol, author of National Book Award-winning Death at an Early Age, addresses this national disgrace. Combining hard statistics and heartrending stories, he describes the economic and the human costs of illiteracy. Kozol analyses and condemns previous government action-and inaction-and, in a passionate call for reform, he proposes a specific program to conquer illiteracy.

One out of every three American adults cannot read this book-which is why everyone else must.
Über den Autor
Jonathan Kozol
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1986
Genre: Importe
Rubrik: Sprachwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780452262034
ISBN-10: 0452262038
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Kozol, Jonathan
Hersteller: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Jonathan Kozol
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.03.1986
Gewicht: 0,474 kg
Artikel-ID: 101208647

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