New Treason of the Intellectuals: Can the University Survive?.

Author/creator Docherty, Thomas Author
Format Electronic
Publication InfoManchester : Manchester University Press Plymouth : NBN International [Distributor]
Description232 p. 08.500 x 05.400 in.
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Summary Annotation This book delivers a damning criticism of the contemporary University system. It argues that the University has become politicised that its primary purpose has shifted from education to the advancement of market-fundamentalist capital, an ideology that paints society as a war of all against all for individual financial gain. Against this, the book calls for a reconfiguration of the purpose of the University. It evokes the institution's wider ambitions and purposes: extending the range of human possibilities, seeking global justice and promoting democracy. Nothing less than ecological and human survival is at stake. Written by a senior academic and leading opponent of the modern University regime, this book exposes a troubling present while remaining optimistic for the future. Essential reading for students and academics, policy-makers and anyone who cares about the state of higher education in the twenty-first century.
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ISBN9781526132741
ISBN1526132745 (Trade Cloth) Forthcoming
Standard identifier# 9781526132741
Stock number11268 00023196

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