{"product_id":"the-capitalist-university-9780745336589","title":"The Capitalist University","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnique and accessible history of higher education in the US which reveals its intimate relationship with American capitalism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The Capitalist University is a tour de force -- a welcome successor to Thorstein Veblen's classic The Higher Education in America. Heller carefully explains how the university system is used to shape students and society as a whole to reinforce and expand the influence of capitalism.  Nonetheless, Heller shows how some scholars were still able to generate valuable critical knowledge' -- Michael Perelman, Professor of Economics at California State University, author of The Invention of Capitalism: Classical Political Economy and the Secret History of Primitive Accumulation; Manufacturing Discontent: The Trap of Individualism in a Corporate Society; and Railroading Economics: The Cre\u003cbr\u003e'Informed and comprehensive' -- Review 31\u003cbr\u003e'Should be read by anyone who is concerned with the transformation of universities into factories of commodified learning' -- Counterfire\u003cbr\u003e'Thought-provoking and inspiring' -- Americana: E-Journal of American Studies in Hungary\u003cbr\u003e'Well worth a read: the survey of ideas across a range of disciplines is most impressive' -- History of Education\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e  Introduction\u003cbr\u003e  1. The Birth of the Corporate University\u003cbr\u003e  2. The Humanities and Social Sciences in The Cold War (1945-60)\u003cbr\u003e  3. The Sixties\u003cbr\u003e  4. The Retreat from History (1980-2008)\u003cbr\u003e  5. The Neoliberal University\u003cbr\u003e  Notes\u003cbr\u003e  Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e  Index","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404310651223,"sku":"9780745336589","price":61.52,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745336589.jpg?v=1730486060","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-capitalist-university-9780745336589","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}