English in America A Radical View of the Profession

Name: English in America A Radical View of the Profession
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ISBN: 9780819562944

ISBN-10: 0819562947

ISBN-13: 9780819562944

Edition: Revised

Authors: Richard Ohmann, Gerald Graff, Wallace Douglas

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When it first appeared in 1976, this groundbreaking exploration of the influences of capitalism on the profession of English touched a nerve among educators and inspired Library Journal to declare, "This book should be read by all thoughtful Americans." Now, 20 years later, in a substantial new introduction that recontextualizes the book, Richard Ohmann addresses the critical furor over its initial publication, evaluates his own arguments in the aftermath of the Cold War, and locates the profession of English in the thick of the hotly contested culture wars. A remarkably prescient book whose claims have withstood two decades of fierce debate, English in America is widely considered to be as…

Book details

List price: $32.95
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Publication date: 1/26/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 404
Size: 1.00" wide x 1.00" long x 0.93" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Acknowledgements



Foreword




Introduction to the 1995 Edition



Introduction to the 1976 Edition



Literature and the Rites of Passage



English 101 and the Military-Industrial Complex



The Professional Ethos



Past and Future



Afterthoughts, 1995



Index