American Academic Culture in Transformation
| Author | : Thomas Bender |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 1998-06-07 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780691058245 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0691058245 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (245 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis American Academic Culture in Transformation by : Thomas Bender
Download or read book American Academic Culture in Transformation written by Thomas Bender and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1998-06-07 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the half century since World War II, American academic culture has changed profoundly. Academic figures who have helped to produce many of these changes explore how four disciplines in the social sciences and humanities--political science, economics, philosophy, and literary studies--have been transformed. The book compares the different paths these disciplines have followed and the consequent alterations in their relations to the larger public.
