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After the ivory tower falls : how college broke the American dream and blew up our politics-- and how to fix it  Cover Image Book Book

After the ivory tower falls : how college broke the American dream and blew up our politics-- and how to fix it / Will Bunch.

Bunch, William, (author.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063076990
  • ISBN: 0063076993
  • Physical Description: 312 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: College like my grandma used to make -- Life during wartime in Knox County, Ohio -- When college in America almost became a public good -- Why the Kent State massacre raised your tuition -- Yuppies, dittoheads, and a "big sort" : college and the culture wars -- The "whole college thing" awkwardly enters the 2020s -- Gap year. The Quad: The four people you meet in today's America -- A college debt crisis, Occupy Wall Street, and the rise of a new new left -- From resentment of college to America's rejection of knowledge -- The soul of a new Truman Commission -- A bloodless war to save America's youth.
Subject: Education, Higher > Social aspects > United States.
Education, Higher > Political aspects > United States.
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > United States.
Democracy and education > United States.
Elite (Social sciences) > Education > United States.

Available copies

  • 8 of 8 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.

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  • 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
North Kansas City Public Library 378.73 BUNCH 2022 (Text) 0001002424651 Nonfiction Available -


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