Annapolis Autumn - Life, Death and Literature At the Us Naval Academy

Informationen zum Autor Bruce Fleming is a tenured professor of English at the United States Naval Academy. A winner of the O. Henry Award, he has written for the Village Voice, the Washington Post, and the Chronicle of Higher Education, among other publications. He lives in Annapolis, Maryland. Klappentext What really goes on behind the wall that surrounds the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis? Fleming, professor of English for nearly two decades at the academy and a prizewinning author, captures the sights, sounds, colors, and conversations of this tradition-steeped institution. Zusammenfassung Sharing stories from his twenty years at the Academy, Fleming explores questions about teaching, the labels of "liberal" versus "conservative", and the ultimate purpose of higher education and issues made all the more gripping at a time when many of his students will graduate from the classroom to the battlefield.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Bruce Fleming, Fleming Bruce
• Editore: New press usa
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.09.2005
• EAN: 9781595580023
• ISBN: 978-1-59558-002-3
• Pagine: 288
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; USA, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, True stories, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Military / United States, Naval forces & warfare, True stories: general, United States of America, USA, Naval forces and warfare