Universities and the Capitalist State: Corporate Liberalism and the Reconstruction of American Higher Education, 1894-1928
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The modern university has been viewed by scholars as an oasis of academic autonomy that stands above or outside society and its political conflicts. Clyde Barrow challenges that vision with his conclusion that corporations and government have been the dominant social forces shaping the goals and structure of the American university.
In particular, Barrow's thesis is that a "scientific survey movement"--a broad political coalition led by business...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0299124045
ISBN13:9780299124045
Release Date:February 1990
Publisher:University of Wisconsin Press
Length:350 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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