Higher Superstition

Higher Superstition
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Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 348
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ISBN-10 : 9780801857072
ISBN-13 : 0801857074
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Book Synopsis Higher Superstition by : Paul R. Gross

Download or read book Higher Superstition written by Paul R. Gross and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1997-11-06 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the emergence of "cultural studies" and the blurring of once-clear academic boundaries, scholars are turning to Subjects far outside their traditional disciplines and areas of expertise. In Higher Superstition scientists Paul Gross and Norman Levitt raise serious questions about the growing criticism of science by humanists and social scientists on the "academic left." This paperback edition of Higher Superstition includes a new afterword by the authors.


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