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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
W W Norton & Co Inc
Publication date
September 1, 2006
Pages
344
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780393060379
ISBN-10
0393060373
Dimensions
1 by 6.25 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1.45 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$26.95
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A determined rebuttal to conservative critics' and activists' claims about the liberal bias in American higher education makes the case for a liberalism based on the cause of universal human rights, free and uninhibited inquiry, and the classical insistence that no single faction should achieve dominance in all of society's civil institutions.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A compelling defense of liberalism on campus and off.
At least since the publication of Allan Bloom's The Closing of the American Mind, higher education in the United States has been described as an institution in crisis, infected by liberal bias, hemmed in by political correctness, and undermined by an erosion of standards. This portrait has been accepted by millions of people outside academeâand a surprising number of college professors and students as well. But is it accurate?
What's Liberal about the Liberal Arts? offers a definitive rebuttal to conservative activists' most incendiary claims about American universities. In his analyses of faculty and students, critiques of ideologues left and right, and behind-the-scenes accounts of his own courses, Michael Bérubé makes a supple case for liberalism itselfâfor the cause of universal human rights, for free and unfettered inquiry, and for the classically liberal insistence that no single faction should attain dominance over all of a society's civil institutions.
At least since the publication of Allan Bloom's The Closing of the American Mind, higher education in the United States has been described as an institution in crisis, infected by liberal bias, hemmed in by political correctness, and undermined by an erosion of standards. This portrait has been accepted by millions of people outside academeâand a surprising number of college professors and students as well. But is it accurate?
What's Liberal about the Liberal Arts? offers a definitive rebuttal to conservative activists' most incendiary claims about American universities. In his analyses of faculty and students, critiques of ideologues left and right, and behind-the-scenes accounts of his own courses, Michael Bérubé makes a supple case for liberalism itselfâfor the cause of universal human rights, for free and unfettered inquiry, and for the classically liberal insistence that no single faction should attain dominance over all of a society's civil institutions.
Editions
Hardcover
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from W W Norton & Co Inc (September 1, 2006)
9780393060379 | details & prices | 344 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $26.95
About: A determined rebuttal to conservative critics' and activists' claims about the liberal bias in American higher education makes the case for a liberalism based on the cause of universal human rights, free and uninhibited inquiry, and the classical insistence that no single faction should achieve dominance in all of society's civil institutions.
About: A determined rebuttal to conservative critics' and activists' claims about the liberal bias in American higher education makes the case for a liberalism based on the cause of universal human rights, free and uninhibited inquiry, and the classical insistence that no single faction should achieve dominance in all of society's civil institutions.
Paperback
Reprint edition from W W Norton & Co Inc (September 30, 2007)
9780393330700 | details & prices | 344 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.74 lbs | List price $22.95
About: A determined rebuttal to conservative critics' and activists' claims about the liberal bias in American higher education makes the case for a liberalism based on the cause of universal human rights, free and uninhibited inquiry, and the classical insistence that no single faction should achieve dominance in all of society's civil institutions.
About: A determined rebuttal to conservative critics' and activists' claims about the liberal bias in American higher education makes the case for a liberalism based on the cause of universal human rights, free and uninhibited inquiry, and the classical insistence that no single faction should achieve dominance in all of society's civil institutions.
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