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The new treason of the intellectuals : Can the University survive? /
This book delivers a damning criticism of the contemporary University system. It argues that the University has become politicised - that its primary purpose has shifted from education to the advancement of market-fundamentalist capital, an ideology that paints society as a war of all against all fo...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2018.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | This book delivers a damning criticism of the contemporary University system. It argues that the University has become politicised - that its primary purpose has shifted from education to the advancement of market-fundamentalist capital, an ideology that paints society as a war of all against all for individual financial gain. Against this, the book calls for a reconfiguration of the purpose of the University. It evokes the institution's wider ambitions and purposes: extending the range of human possibilities, seeking global justice and promoting democracy. Nothing less than ecological and human survival is at stake. Written by a senior academic and leading opponent of the modern University regime, this book exposes a troubling present while remaining optimistic for the future. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (232 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9781526132758 |