Since Tenured Radicals first appeared in 1990, it has achieved a stature as the leading critique of the ways in which the humanities are now taught and studied at American universities. Trenchant and witty, it lays bare the sham of what now passes for serious academic pursuit in too many circles. In this new edition, completely reset, Roger Kimball has brought the text up to date and has added a new Introduction. Those who have never read Tenured Radicals are in for a treat; others may find a second reading worth their while. âMr. Kimball names his enemies preciselyâŚ. This book will breed fistfights.ââRoger Rosenblatt, New York Times Book Review. âAll persons serious about education should see it.ââAllan Bloom, author of The Closing of the American Mind. âTenured Radicals is a withering critique.ââJonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World. âA bravado performance of critical journalismâŚa vivid, up-to-the-minute account, alternately amusing and dismaying, of the takeover of the academy by ideology.ââRobert Alter, Newsday. âA stinging accountâŚ. The commonsense approach of Tenured Radicals provokes constant reflections and occasional laughter at the squirming victims.ââRoger Shattuck, author of The Banquet Years.
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