{"product_id":"9780470654941","title":"The Global Future of English Studies","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley-Blackwell Manifestos\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Global Future of English Studies\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJames F. English\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Global Future of English Studies\u003c\/i\u003epresents a succinct, carefully documented assessment of the current state and future trajectory of English studies around the world.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompiles data on student enrollments, faculty hiring, and financing in English studies around the world including China, home to more English majors than the U.S. and U.K. combined\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRejects prevailing narratives of contraction and decline that dominate histories of the discipline\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStresses English studies' expansion within a rapidly expanding global academic apparatus, and the new challenges and opportunities such sudden and dispersive growth presents\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEssential reading for anyone interested in studying or teaching English in higher education\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTHE AUTHOR  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJAMES F. ENGLISH\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English and the Director of the Penn Humanities Forum at the University of Pennsylvania. His books include \u003ci\u003eComic Transactions: Literature, Humor, and the Politics of Community in Twentieth-Century Britain\u003c\/i\u003e (1994)\u003ci\u003e, The Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), and \u003ci\u003eThe Economy of Prestige: Prizes, Awards, and the Circulation of Cultural Value\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named Best Academic Book of 2005 by \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 April 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470654941\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.06\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314260439180,"sku":"9780470654941","price":39.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470654941_0d7d81f0-378c-49ea-92c6-cc6597847552.jpg?v=1780101100","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470654941","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}