The Social Construction of Democracy

George Reid Andrews is Professor of History and UCIS Research Professor of International Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. Herrick Chapman is Associate Professor of History and of French Civilization at New York University.

""Manifesto of a Tenured Radical"is the "Silent Spring" of higher education." -Constance Penley, University of California at Santa Barbara "Armed with a keen conscience and a fearless wit, Cary Nelson exposes the moral bankruptcy that underpins the current crisis of academic labor. From underpaid cafeteria workers and underemployed Ph.D.'s to overindulged professors and CEO- wannabe university presidents, Nelson's groves of academe are littered with inequality and injustice. Whether on the topic of the future of literary studies or the unionization of graduate students, "Manifesto of a Tenured Radical" presents a devastating case for the correction of the profession."-Andrew Ross, author of "Real Love" and "The Chicago Gangster Theory of Life"