Upton Sinclair

The Goose-step

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Produktbeschreibung

Upton Sinclair's "The Goose-step: A Study of American Education" is a powerful social critique examining the state of American universities and college life in the early 20th century. Sinclair delves into the constraints on academic freedom, exploring the influences of wealth and power on the educational system. This thought-provoking work challenges readers to consider the true purpose of higher education and its role in shaping society. A searing indictment of its time, "The Goose-step" remains relevant for anyone interested in the history of American education and the ongoing debates surrounding its direction. Sinclair's meticulous investigation into the inner workings of colleges and universities offers valuable insights into the forces that shape intellectual thought and social progress. This edition brings Sinclair's important study back into print, offering a crucial perspective on the enduring challenges facing education in the United States. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 504
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. März 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 699g
• ISBN-13: 9781023448499
• ISBN-10: 1023448491
• Artikelnr.: 74013550

Autorenporträt

Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (1878 - 1968) was an American writer who wrote nearly 100 books and other works in several genres. Sinclair's work was well-known and popular in the first half of the twentieth century and he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1943. In 1906, Sinclair acquired particular fame for his classic muckraking novel The Jungle, which exposed conditions in the U.S. meat packing industry, causing a public uproar that contributed in part to the passage a few months later of the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act. In 1919, he published The Brass Check, a muckraking exposé of American journalism that publicized the issue of yellow journalism and the limitations of the "free press" in the United States. Four years after publication of The Brass Check, the first code of ethics for journalists was created. Time magazine called him "a man with every gift except humor and silence". He is also well remembered for the line: "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." He used this line in speeches and the book about his campaign for governor as a way to explain why the editors and publishers of the major newspapers in California would not treat seriously his proposals for old age pensions and other progressive reforms. Upton Sinclair was considered a force of nature -- being not only prolific in his novel-writing but a political force of decided influence. Unknown to many of his admirers, Sinclair also wrote adventure fiction, under the name Ensign Clark Fitch, U.S.N.