| Professors and Their Politics Contributor(s): Gross, Neil (Editor), Simmons, Solon (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1421413345 ISBN-13: 9781421413341 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $49.40 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Higher - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 378.12 |
| LCCN: 2013035780 |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6" W x 9" (1.21 lbs) 376 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Professors and Their Politics tackles the assumption that universities are ivory towers of radicalism with the potential to corrupt conservative youth. Neil Gross and Solon Simmons gather the work of leading sociologists, historians, and other researchers interested in the relationship between politics and higher education to present evidence to the contrary. In eleven meaty chapters, contributors describe the political makeup of American academia today, consider the causes of its liberal tilt, discuss the college experience for politically conservative students, and delve into historical debates about professorial politics. Offering readable, rigorous analyses rather than polemics, Professors and Their Politics yields important new insights into the nature of higher education institutions while challenging dogmas of both the left and the right. |