The Marketplace of Ideas
Reform and Resistance in the American University (Issues of Our Time)
By Louis Menand
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Book Description
"Crisp and illuminating . . . well worth reading."—Wall Street Journal The publication of The Marketplace of Ideas has precipitated a lively debate about the future of the American university system: what makes it so hard for colleges to decide which subjects are required? Why are so many academicContinue
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nytimes published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010
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Review: 'The Marketplace of Ideas: Reform and Resistance in the American University' by Louis Menand
Why does it take ten-odd years to complete a Ph.D. in the humanities and social sciences, and what does this fact reveal about the university’s constitutional intransigence? How did academic disciplines evolve, and how has the professionalization of ... (read full critics)
chicagotribune published on Tue, 31 Aug 2010
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Book Details
- English Books
- Paperback 176 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0393339165
- ISBN-13: 9780393339161
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- Pub date: Dec 06, 2010
- Dimensions: 1355 mm x 903 mm x 161 mm Just how big is that?
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The Way We Learn
In the four rigorously reasonable essays in “The Marketplace of Ideas,” Louis Menand takes up four questions about American higher education: “Why is it so hard to institute a general education curriculum? Why did the humanities disciplines undergo a ... (read full critics)