The the transformations of higher education in the United States, 1945-2016 the transformations of higher education in the United States since 1945 Heller, Henry 1938- creator text enk London Pluto Press 2016 monographic eng

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xv, 252 pages ; 24 cm Can the ivory tower rise above capitalism? Or are the humanities and social sciences merely handmaids to the American imperial order? The Capitalist University surveys the history of higher education in the United States over the last century, revealing how campuses and classrooms have become battlegrounds in the struggle between liberatory knowledge and commodified learning. Henry Heller takes readers from the ideological apparatus of the early Cold War, through the revolts of the 1960s and on to the contemporary malaise of postmodernism, neoliberalism and the so-called 'knowledge economy' of academic capitalism. He reveals how American educational institutions have been forced to decide between teaching students to question the dominant order and helping to perpetuate it. Accessible in style, 'The Capitalist University' presents a comprehensive overview of a topic which affects millions of students in America and increasingly, across the globe. Introduction -- The birth of the corporate university -- The humanities and social sciences in the Cold War (1945-1960) -- The sixties -- The retreat from history (1980-2008) -- The neoliberal university. Henry Heller. Educación superior Educación superior Estados Unidos Historia LA 227.2 H477c 2016 9780745336589 (hbk) 0745336582 (hbk) 1026776749 191121 20230411090143.0 IT\ICCU\UBO\4231568 spa