{"product_id":"sold-my-soul-for-a-daniel-kirsch-9781440850714","title":"Sold My Soul for a Student Loan: Higher Education and the Political Economy of the Future","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith unprecedented student debt keeping an entire generation from realizing the \"American Dream,\" this book sounds a warning about how that debt may undermine both higher education--and our democracy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmerican higher education boasts one of the most impressive legacies in the world, but the price of admission for many is now endless debt. As this book shows, increasing educational indebtedness undermines the real value of higher education in our democracy. To help readers understand this dilemma, the book examines how student debt became commonplace and what the long-term effects of such an ongoing reality might be. \u003ci\u003eSold My Soul for a Student Loan\u003c\/i\u003e examines this vitally important issue from an unprecedented diversity of perspectives, focusing on the fact that student debt is hindering the ability of millions of people to enter the job market, the housing market, the consumer economy, and the political process. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong other topics, the book covers the history of consumer debt in the United States, the history of federal policy toward higher education, and political action in response to the issue of student debt. Perhaps most importantly, it explores the new relationship debtor-citizens have to the government as a result of debt, and how that impacts democracy for a new generation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Kirsch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1440850712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440850714\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Daniel Kirsch","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47759052144895,"sku":"9781440850714","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8e785b48-57f0-46d6-a425-88e8b30fc631.jpg?v=1765512057","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sold-my-soul-for-a-daniel-kirsch-9781440850714","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}