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The capitalist university : the transformations of higher education in the United States 1945 / Henry Heller.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heller, Henry, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education, Higher--United States--History.
- Education, Higher.
- Education, Higher--United States--Finance.
- Capitalism and education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London, [England] : Pluto Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- Unique and accessible history of higher education in the US which reveals its intimate relationship with American capitalism.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. The Birth of the Corporate University
- 2. The Humanities and Social Sciences in the Cold War (1945-1960)
- 3. The Sixties
- 4. The Retreat from History (1980-2008)
- 5. The Neoliberal University
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-78371-975-3
- OCLC:
- 961357108
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