{"product_id":"the-liberal-arts-paradox-in-higher-education-9781447359470","title":"The Liberal Arts Paradox in Higher Education","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy examining the emergence and growth of liberal arts degrees in English higher education, this book tackles one of the key issues in the critical sociology of higher education: the relationship between selective education and elitism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 1. Trailblazing Traditionalists: Imagining the Liberal Arts in Time 2. Discipline and its Discontents: Multi, Inter or Transdisciplinarity? 3. Distinctly Indistinct: Generic Skills and the Unique Student 4. Jobs for the Generalist: Non-Vocational Degrees and Employability 5. Identity and the ‘Ideal’ Student: Citizens, Cosmopolitans, Consumers? 6. Meritocracy and Mass Higher Education: Character, Ease and Educational Intimacy Conclusion","brand":"Bristol University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408526680407,"sku":"9781447359470","price":71.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781447359470.jpg?v=1730503210","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-liberal-arts-paradox-in-higher-education-9781447359470","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}