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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bloom, Allan David 1930-1992 (Author)
Contributors: Bellow, Saul 1915-2005 (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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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
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Summary: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, and I do not claim that things were wonderful in the past. I am describing our present situation and do not intend any comparison with the past to be used as grounds for congratulations or blaming ourselves but only for the sake of clarifying what counts for us and what is special in our situation."
ISBN:0671657151