{"title":"Roosevelt Montás","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoosevelt Montás\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful works that explore the power of education through thought-provoking narratives and reflective essays. His writing invites readers to engage deeply with philosophical ideas and their relevance in contemporary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThose drawn to \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e will find Montás’s books enrich the mind and spark meaningful dialogue about the role of knowledge, inquiry, and the humanities in shaping human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"rescuing-socrates-by-roosevelt-montas-9780691224398","title":"Rescuing Socrates","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Dominican-born academic tells the story of how the Great Books transformed his life—and why they have the power to speak to people of all backgrounds.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is the value of a liberal education? Traditionally characterised by a rigorous engagement with the classics of Western thought and literature, this approach to education is all but extinct in American universities, replaced by flexible distribution requirements and ever-narrower academic specialisation. Many academics attack the very idea of a Western canon as chauvinistic, while the general public increasingly doubts the value of the humanities. In \u003cem\u003eRescuing Socrates\u003c\/em\u003e, Dominican-born American academic Roosevelt Montás tells the story of how a liberal education transformed his life, and offers an intimate account of the relevance of the Great Books today, especially to members of historically marginalised communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMontás emigrated from the Dominican Republic to Queens, New York, when he was twelve and encountered the Western classics as an undergraduate in Columbia University's renowned Core Curriculum, one of America's last remaining Great Books programmes. 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In doing so, the book drives home what it's like to experience a liberal education—and why it can still remake lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464186347756,"sku":"9780691224398","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780691224398-rescuing-socrates.jpg?v=1775040764"},{"product_id":"rescuing-socrates-by-roosevelt-montas-9780691200392","title":"Rescuing Socrates","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is the value of a liberal education? Traditionally characterised by a rigorous engagement with the classics of Western thought and literature, this approach to education is all but extinct in American universities, replaced by flexible distribution requirements and ever-narrower academic specialisation. 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