The Humanities Crisis and the Future of Literary Studies

by Paul Jay

Book Overview

Demonstrating that the supposed drawbacks of the humanities are in fact their source of practical value, Jay explores current debates about the role of the humanities in higher education, puts them in historical context, and offers humanists and their supporters concrete ways to explain the practical value of a contemporary humanities education.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349486965
• ISBN13: 9781349486960
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"