The Last Intellectuals: American Culture In The Age Of Academe

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Book Title: Last Intellectuals : American Culture in the Age of Academe

Item Length: 8in

Item Height: 0.7in

Item Width: 5in

Author: Russell Jacoby

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Sociology / Social Theory, Essays

Publisher: Basic Books

Publication Year: 2000

Genre: Social Science

Item Weight: 6.4 Oz

Number of Pages: 320 Pages