The closing of the American mind: how higher education has failed democracy and impoverished the souls of today's students

Klappentext: How higher education has failed democracy and impoverished the souls of today's students. The author says, "More than anything else, this book is to be taken as a report from the front. The reader can judge for himself the gravity of our situation. Every age has its problems,...

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Main Author: Bloom, Allan David 1930-1992 (Author)
Contributors: Bellow, Saul 1915-2005 (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
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Published: New York, NY Simon and Schuster 1987
In:Year: 1987
Series/Journal:A touchstone book
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Intellectual / Culture / History 1950-1986
B USA / Intellectual history 1950-1986
Further subjects:B United States Intellectual life 20th century
B Usa
B Education, Higher Political aspects (United States)
B College student
B Education policy
B Internal policy
B Pupil
B Interest
B Education, Higher (United States) Philosophy
B Basic values
B Political consciousness
B Social consciousness
B World view
B Education
B Democracy
B Development
B Society
B Education, Humanistic (United States)
B Socialization
B Philosophy