The Oldest Dead White European Males and Other Reflections on the Classics

The Oldest Dead White European Males and Other Reflections on the Classics
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 164
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ISBN-10 : 0393034925
ISBN-13 : 9780393034929
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Download or read book The Oldest Dead White European Males and Other Reflections on the Classics written by Bernard Knox and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1993 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Should the ancient Greeks - the oldest dead white European males - and their legacy have any relevance to the way we live now? So much of what the ancients were and did may now appear positively racist and sexist in this era of multiculturalism.


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