{"title":"Adam R. Nelson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdam R. Nelson\u003c\/strong\u003e offers profound insights into the structures and practices shaping education and society. His works delve into the intersections of culture, policy, and knowledge, inviting readers to reconsider how learning environments influence individual and collective identities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e category, Nelson’s writing challenges conventional perspectives with thoughtful analysis and compelling narratives. His books appeal to those seeking a deeper understanding of educational systems and their broader social implications.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"capital-of-mind-by-adam-r-nelson-9780226829203","title":"Capital of Mind","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe second volume of an ambitious new economic history of American higher education.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCapital of Mind\u003c\/em\u003e is the second volume in a breathtakingly ambitious new economic history of American higher education. Picking up his account where the first volume, \u003cem\u003eExchange of Ideas\u003c\/em\u003e, ended, Adam R. Nelson looks at the early decades of the nineteenth century, explaining how the idea of the modern university arose from a set of institutional and ideological reforms designed to foster the mass production and mass consumption of knowledge. This \"industrialization of ideas\" mirrored the industrialization of the American economy and catered to the demands of a new industrial middle class for practical and professional education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Harvard in the north to the University of Virginia in the south, new experiments with the idea of a university elicited intense debate about the role of scholarship in national development and international competition, and whether higher education, in periods of fiscal austerity, should be supported by public funds. The history of capitalism and the history of the university, Nelson reveals, are intimately intertwined—which raises a host of important questions that remain salient today. How do we understand knowledge and education as commercial goods? Should they be public or private? Who should pay for them? And, fundamentally, what is the optimal system of higher education for a capitalist democracy?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470230143212,"sku":"9780226829203","price":94.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226829203-capital-of-mind.jpg?v=1775214238"},{"product_id":"exchange-of-ideas-by-adam-r-nelson-9780226828497","title":"Exchange of Ideas","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first volume of an ambitious new economic history of American higher education.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExchange of Ideas\u003c\/em\u003e launches a breathtakingly ambitious new economic history of American higher education. In this, the first volume, Adam R. Nelson focuses on the early republic, explaining how knowledge itself became a commodity, as useful ideas became saleable goods and American colleges were drawn into transatlantic commercial relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEarlier, scholars might have imagined that higher education could sit beyond the sphere of market activity—that intellectual exchange could transcend vulgar consumerism—but already by the end of the eighteenth century, Americans insisted that ideas were commodities and that it was the function of colleges to oversee the complex process whereby knowledge was priced and purchased.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe history of capitalism and the history of higher education, Nelson reveals, are intimately intertwined—which raises a host of important questions that remain salient today. How do we understand knowledge and education as commercial goods? Should they be public or private? Who should pay for them? And, fundamentally, what is the optimal system of higher education for a capitalist democracy?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470572437740,"sku":"9780226828497","price":94.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226828497-exchange-of-ideas.jpg?v=1775221780"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/adam-r-nelson.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}