TY - BOOK AU - Liu,Catherine ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - American idyll: academic antielitism as cultural critique AV - HN90.E4 L58 2011eb U1 - 305.5/52097309045 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Iowa City PB - University of Iowa Press KW - Elite (Social sciences) KW - United States KW - Intellectuals KW - Education, Higher KW - Social conditions KW - 20th century KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - 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 UR - http://ezproxy.taylors.edu.my/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/taylorscollege/Doc?id=10498109 ER -