Bibliograph

Scandals and scoundrels, seven cases that shook the academy, Ron Robin

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Scandals and scoundrels, seven cases that shook the academy, Ron Robin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-265) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Scandals and scoundrels

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

53458937

Responsibility statement

Ron Robin

Sub title

seven cases that shook the academy

Table Of Contents

Introduction : scholarly scandals: why do they happen? -- Plagiarism and the demise of gatekeepers -- The noble lie : "arming America" and the right to bear arms -- "A self of many possibilities" : Joseph Ellis, the protean historian -- The ghost of Caliban : Derek Freeman and "the fateful hoaxing of Margaret Mead" -- Violent people and gentle savages : the Yanomami controversy -- The willful suspension of disbelief : Rigoberta Menchú and the making of the Mayan holocaust -- Science fiction : Sokal's hoax and the "linguist left" -- What do the scandals mean?

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