John Smyth is the author of The Toxic University. In his review, Filip Vostal writes: “Academics are profoundly passive…from the ‘invasion’ of ‘commercial logic’ into academia,…and academic leaders…cripple…the ethos of academic collegiality.” Read more of Vostal’s review (from Theory Culture and Society).
PERSPECTIVES: In Book Review, Vostal Endorses Smyth’s Higher Education Critique
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