Unsettling the university : confronting the colonial foundations of US higher education / Sharon Stein.
| Author/creator | Stein, Sharon, 1986- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022. |
| Copyright Date | ©2022 |
| Description | 325 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Critical university studies Critical university studies. ^A1325808 |
| Contents | Introduction -- A colonial history of the higher education present -- The violent origins of US higher education in the colonial and antebellum eras -- Dispossession at the roots of "democracy's colleges" : the colonial legacy of land grant institutions -- The "golden age" of higher education and the underside of the American dream -- Inclusion is not reparation: reckoning with violence or reproducing higher education exceptionalism? -- Imagining higher education otherwise. |
| Abstract | "In this trenchant work of critical studies, the author retells the celebrated stories of US higher education history against the grain in order to identify their colonial past"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-316) and index. |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781421445052 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2022005888 |
| ISBN | 9781421445045 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1421445042 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | LA226 .S687 2022 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |