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STEAL THIS UNIVERSITY
THE RISE OF THE CORPORATE UNIVERSITY AND THE ACADEMIC LABOR MOVEMENT |
| By: |
Benjamin Johnson (Editor), Patrick Kavanagh (Editor), Kevin Mattson (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£170.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0415934834 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780415934831 |
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| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
31 January, 2003 |
| Pages: |
272 |
| Description: |
This book details the problem with coroprate management practices in higher education, the contributors combine analysis with case studies to illuminate the ways in which academic labor battles are being fought at the national, state and local |
| Synopsis: |
Steal This University explores the paradox of academic labor. Universities do not exist to generate a profit from capital investment, yet contemporary universities are increasingly using corporations as their model for internal organization. While the media, politicians, business leaders and the general public all seem to share a remarkable consensus that higher education is indispensable to the future of nations and individuals alike, within academia bitter conflicts brew over the shape of tomorrow's universities. Contributors to the volume range from the star academic to the disgruntled adjunct and each bring a unique perspective to the discussion on the academy's over-reliance on adjuncts and teaching assistants, the debate over tenure and to the valiant efforts to organize unions and win rights. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Routledge Member of the Taylor and Francis Group |
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Returnable |