"Ron Robin's "Scandals and Scoundrels is a clever provocation but
more: It opens into a fascinating tour through treacherous
postmodern territories, culminating in an economical explanation
for what he calls 'the inflation in deviancy spectacles, ' all in
stylish prose, no mystification added."--Todd Gitlin, author of
"Letters to a Young Activist
"An engrossing and convincing account of how the academic
professions have lost much of their jurisdiction for disputes about
scholarly integrity to popular media that prefer contentious
litigation to patient, reasoned deliberation."--David A. Hollinger,
author of "Postethnic America: Beyond Multiculturalism
"Robin proposes a new way of thinking about the radically
shifting nature of academic disciplines by using a set of recent
controversies to explore the current state of society itself.
Wonderfully readable, this is a book which should have a large and
appreciative audience."--Marilyn Young, author of "The Vietnam
Wars, 1945-1990
"Robin presents a rather distressing picture of the academy as
its boundaries have become more and more blurred and its standards
indistinguishable from those of the rest of society. Cases of
intellectual dishonesty and lack of professional integrity have
often become sensational news, conveying a picture of academic
corruption to the wider world, even as the latter has induced
scholars to commodify their research and writing to suit its
tastes. It is a fascinating story that says as much about
contemporary society and culture as about the academic
disciplines."--Akira Iriye, author of "Global Community
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