| The Marketplace of Ideas Contributor(s): Menand, Louis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393339165 ISBN-13: 9780393339161 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Higher - Education | Educational Policy & Reform |
| Dewey: 378.01 |
| Series: Issues of Our Time (Norton Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.50 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The publication of The Marketplace of Ideas has precipitated a lively debate about the future of the American university system: what makes it so hard for colleges to decide which subjects are required? Why are so many academics against the concept of interdisciplinary studies? From his position at the heart of academe, Harvard professor Louis Menand thinks he's found the answer. Despite the vast social changes and technological advancements that have revolutionized the society at large, general principles of scholarly organization, curriculum, and philosophy have remained remarkably static. Sparking a long-overdue debate about the future of American education, The Marketplace of Ideas argues that twenty-first-century professors and students are essentially trying to function in a nineteenth-century system, and that the resulting conflict threatens to overshadow the basic pursuit of knowledge and truth. |
Contributor Bio(s): Menand, Louis: - Louis Menand, professor of English at Harvard University, is the author of The Metaphysical Club, which won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize in History. A longtime staff writer for The New Yorker, he lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. |