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In this second edition, twenty-four college professors, with roots in the working class, discuss the experience of significant upward mobility and the problems of adjustment to life in the academy. This collection of stories provides revelations about the social class system and academic life in the United States.

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The 24 contributions by university academics from humble origins remain the meat of the book and represent a series of thoroughly readable autobiographical studies. * CHOICE *
The 24 contributions by university academics from humble origins remain the meat of the book and represent a series of thoroughly readable autobiographical studies. * CHOICE *

Strangers in Paradise Academics from the Working

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      Publisher: University Press of America
      Publication Date: 12/26/1995 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780761801429, 978-0761801429
      ISBN10: 0761801421

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this second edition, twenty-four college professors, with roots in the working class, discuss the experience of significant upward mobility and the problems of adjustment to life in the academy. This collection of stories provides revelations about the social class system and academic life in the United States.

      Trade Review
      The 24 contributions by university academics from humble origins remain the meat of the book and represent a series of thoroughly readable autobiographical studies. * CHOICE *
      The 24 contributions by university academics from humble origins remain the meat of the book and represent a series of thoroughly readable autobiographical studies. * CHOICE *

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