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American idyll [electronic resource] : academic antielitism as cultural critique / Catherine Liu.

By: Liu, Catherine.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, c2011Description: ix, 259 p.Subject(s): Elite (Social sciences) -- United States | Intellectuals -- United States | Education, Higher -- United States | United States -- Social conditions -- 20th centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 305.5/52097309045 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Introduction: populist idylls, cultural politics -- The problem with the meritocracy -- Ordinary Americans, average students -- The curious cult of religious practicality -- Against all experts: no experience necessary -- The new age of cultural studies: crisis in the PMC -- Conclusion.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: populist idylls, cultural politics -- The problem with the meritocracy -- Ordinary Americans, average students -- The curious cult of religious practicality -- Against all experts: no experience necessary -- The new age of cultural studies: crisis in the PMC -- Conclusion.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.