{"product_id":"blow-up-the-humanities-toby-miller-9781439909829","title":"Blow Up the Humanities","description":"\u003cp\u003eA short, sharp, and provocative book, \"Blow Up the Humanities\" has esteemed scholar Toby Miller declaring that there are two humanities in the United States. One is the venerable, powerful humanities of private universities; the other is the humanities of state schools, which focus mainly on job prospects. There is a class division between the twoOCoboth in terms of faculty research and student backgroundOCoand it must end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiller critically lays waste to the system. He examines scholarly publishing as well as media and cultural studies to show how to restructure the humanities by studying popular cultural phenomena, like video games. Miller ultimately insists that these two humanities must merge in order to survive and succeed in producing an aware and concerned citizenry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Toby Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439909822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439909829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2013\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Toby Miller","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065586069759,"sku":"9781439909829","price":76.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2d821d20-cc69-413b-8c4f-5bb9705110f4.jpg?v=1768675951","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blow-up-the-humanities-toby-miller-9781439909829","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}