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13) The university and the people: envisioning American higher education in an era of populist protest
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University of Wisconsin Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
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"After the turmoil of the Great Depression and World War II, Americans looked to the nation's more distant past for lessons to inform its uncertain future. By applying recent and emerging techniques in mass communication--including radio and television programs and commercial book clubs--American elites working in media, commerce, and government used history to confer authority on their respective messages. With insight and wit, Erik Christiansen...