The Marketplace of Ideas - Reform and Reaction in the American University

Sparking a long-overdue debate about the future of American education, "The Marketplace of Ideas" examines traditional university institutions, assessing what is worth saving and what is not.

About the author

Louis Menand, a professor of English at Harvard University, writes for The New Yorker and is the author of The Metaphysical Club, which won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize in History.

Summary

Has American higher education become a dinosaur?

Product details

• Authors: Louis Menand
• Publisher: Norton
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2010
• EAN: 9780393062755
• ISBN: 978-0-393-06275-5
• No. of pages: 176
• Weight: 322 g
• Series: Issues of Our Time (Norton Har; Issues of Our Time; Issues of Our Time
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous