01735nam a2200373 a 4500 ebr10498109 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 110401s2011 iau sb 001 0 eng d 2011013864 9781609380502 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1609380509 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781609380519 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)754794536 n-us--- HN90.E4 L58 2011eb 305.5/52097309045 22 Liu, Catherine. American idyll [electronic resource] : academic antielitism as cultural critique / Catherine Liu. Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, c2011. ix, 259 p. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction: populist idylls, cultural politics -- The problem with the meritocracy -- Ordinary Americans, average students -- The curious cult of religious practicality -- Against all experts: no experience necessary -- The new age of cultural studies: crisis in the PMC -- Conclusion. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Elite (Social sciences) United States. Intellectuals United States. Education, Higher United States. United States Social conditions 20th century. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10498109 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 242583 242583