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| Author | Upton Sinclair |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Sociology |
| Publisher | Self (Pasadena, California) |
Publication date | 1923 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover first edition, softcover second edition) Reprinted 2004 by Kessinger Publishing in paperback |
| Preceded by | The Brass Check |
| Followed by | The Goslings |
The Goose-step: A Study of American Education is a book, published in 1923, by the American novelist and muckraking journalist Upton Sinclair. It is an investigation into the consequences of plutocratic capitalist control of American colleges and universities. Sinclair writes, “Our educational system is not a public service, but an instrument of special privilege; its purpose is not to further the welfare of mankind, but merely to keep America capitalist." (p. 18)
The book is one of the “Dead Hand” series: six books Sinclair wrote on American institutions. The series also includes The Profits of Religion, The Brass Check (journalism), The Goslings (elementary and high school education), Mammonart (great literature, art and music) and Money Writes! (literature). Using "Dead Hand" as the title of the series, Sinclair tried to show the difference between the reality of a 'Dead Hand' of greed in human life and the ideal of Adam Smith’s "Invisible Hand" laissez-faire concept of guiding economics.[1]
- ^ Bloodworth, William A. (December 1, 1977). Upton Sinclar. Twayne Publishers. p. 101. ISBN 978-0805771978.
A critical and appreciative study of the controversial author examines his literary significance as well as his impact on American social history