Jacques Barzun

Jacques Martin Barzun (born November 30, 1907) is a French-born American historian of ideas and culture. He has written on a wide range of topics, but is perhaps best known as a philosopher of education, his Teacher in America (1945) being a strong influence on post-WWII training of schoolteachers in the United States.

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From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present
From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present
Paperback: $16.31
May 15, 2001
4.2 out of 5 stars   (172)
Simple & Direct
Simple & Direct
Paperback: $7.94
December 18, 2001
3.5 out of 5 stars   (10)
A Jacques Barzun Reader: Selections from His Works (Perennial Classics)
A Jacques Barzun Reader: Selections from His Works (Perennial Classics)
Paperback: $10.85
July 8, 2003
4.4 out of 5 stars   (7)
The Modern Researcher
The Modern Researcher
Paperback: $68.49
October 8, 2003
4.0 out of 5 stars   (7)
The Culture We Deserve : A Critique of Disenlightenment
The Culture We Deserve : A Critique of Disenlightenment
Paperback: $11.32
May 15, 1989
4.4 out of 5 stars   (7)
A Stroll with William James
A Stroll with William James
Paperback: $14.79
September 1, 2002
5.0 out of 5 stars   (2)
A Company of Readers : Uncollected Writings of W. H. Auden, Jacques Barzun, and Lionel Trilling from the Reader's Subscription and Mid-Century Book Clubs
A Company of Readers : Uncollected Writings of W. H. Auden, Jacques Barzun, and Lionel Trilling from the Reader's Subscr...
August 15, 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars   (1)
Modern American Usage: A Guide
Modern American Usage: A Guide
Paperback: $19.34
January 1, 1966
3.7 out of 5 stars   (7)
The House of Intellect
The House of Intellect
Hardcover: $95.00
March 21, 1978
4.8 out of 5 stars   (5)
Rameau's Nephew, and Other Works
Rameau's Nephew, and Other Works
Paperback: $12.43
March 1, 2001
The Use and Abuse of Art (Bollingen XLV)
The Use and Abuse of Art (Bollingen XLV)
Paperback: $19.95
June 1, 1975
3.7 out of 5 stars   (3)
Teacher in America
Teacher in America
Paperback: $14.50
April 1, 1981
4.8 out of 5 stars   (9)
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