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c o n t e n t s acknowledgments ix introduction populist idylls, cultural politics 1 1 the problem with the meritocrac y 19 2 ordinary americans, average students 50 3 the curious cult of religious practicality 81 4 against all experts 130 5 the new age of cultural studies 169 conclusion the farm, the fortress, and the mirror 209 notes 227 index 251 ...

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