MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2008020085
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008 080520s2008 dcua b 001 0 eng
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020 $a9780815780281 (cloth : alk. paper)
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035 $a(OCoLC)ocn229342017
035 $a(OCoLC)229342017
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050 00 $aLC173$b.S59 2008
082 00 $a378.73$222
100 1 $aSmith, Bruce L. R.
245 10 $aClosed minds? :$bpolitics and ideology in American universities /$cBruce L.R. Smith, Jeremy D. Mayer, A. Lee Fritschler.
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bBrookings Institution Press,$cc2008.
300 $ax, 278 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 243-268) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- Higher education and the "culture wars" -- Emergence of the U.S. research university -- Transformations of academic culture after World War II -- Political attitudes of American professors: results of a 2007 national survey -- The politics of politics in the classroom -- Conservative activism in higher education: the Pennsylvania hearings on academic freedom -- Much ado about little: student perspectives on classroom bias -- Do universities discriminate in hiring? -- Conclusions.
520 $a"From interviews, focus groups, and a national survey, paints a comprehensive picture of today's campus political attitudes. Contrasts the current climate of disengagement with the original civic mission of American colleges and universities, and suggests how universities can reclaim and strengthen their place in the nation's political and civic life"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 $aEducation, Higher$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States.
700 1 $aMayer, Jeremy D.
700 1 $aFritschler, A. Lee,$d1937-
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0818/2008020085.html