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Academic keywords : a devil's dictionary for higher education / Cary Nelson and Stephen Watt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nelson, Cary.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Universities and colleges--Terminology.
- Universities and colleges.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (351 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Know what academic freedom is? Or what it's come to mean? What's affirmative about affirmative action these days? Think you're up on the problem of sexual harassment on campus? Or know how much the university depends on part-time faculty? Academic Keywords is a witty, informed, and sometimes merciless assessment of today's campus, an increasingly corporatized institution that may have bitten off more than its administration is ready to chew. Cary Nelson and Steve Watt use the format of a dictionary to present stories and reflections on some
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Introduction Between Meltdown and Community: Crisis and Opportunity in Higher Education; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-328) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-135-96216-2
- 1-135-96217-0
- 1-280-40721-2
- 0-203-90235-1
- 9780203902356
- OCLC:
- 437074707
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