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03778aam a2200433 i 4500 001 C7EE1890AF6A11E9816CD31097128E48 003 SILO 005 20190726010032 008 181128s2019 cau b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2018055205 020 $a 1440850712 020 $a 9781440850714 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d CSA $d HF9 $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a LB2340.2 $b .K57 2019 082 00 $a 378.3/620973 $2 23 100 1 $a Kirsch, Daniel $q (Daniel T.), $e author. 245 10 $a Sold my soul for a student loan : $b higher education and the political economy of the future / $c Daniel T. Kirsch. 264 1 $a Santa Barbara, California : $b Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, $c [2019] 300 $a xii, 179 pages ; $c 25 cm 520 $a "With unprecedented student debt keeping an entire generation from realizing the "American Dream," this book sounds a warning about how that debt may undermine both higher education and our democracy"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a American higher education boasts one of the most impressive legacies in the world, but the price of admission for many is now endless debt. As this book shows, increasing educational indebtedness undermines the real value of higher education in our democracy. To help readers understand this dilemma, the book examines how student debt became commonplace and what the long-term effects of such an ongoing reality might be. Sold My Soul for a Student Loan examines this vitally important issue from an unprecedented diversity of perspectives, focusing on the fact that student debt is hindering the ability of millions of people to enter the job market, the housing market, the consumer economy, and the political process. Among other topics, the book covers the history of consumer debt in the United States, the history of federal policy toward higher education, and political action in response to the issue of student debt. Perhaps most importantly, it explores the new relationship debtor-citizens have to the government as a result of debt, and how that impacts democracy for a new generation. To make its case, the book draws from individual borrowers, activists, policymakers, and academics, augmenting their stories with archival research and information on federal consumer finance policies. Taken together, these qualitative and quantitative approaches paint a clear picture of the consequences of student debt for America and its citizens, both now and in the future. -- Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a The American debtor as worker, consumer, and citizen -- The ideology of homeowner democracy and trust in government -- The government's creation and destruction of the American university -- Responses to the crisis : the new debtor movements -- The sin of debt and the hope of forgiveness in the twenty-first century. 650 0 $a Student loans $z United States. 650 0 $a College costs $z United States. 650 0 $a College graduates $z United States $x Finance, Personal. 650 0 $a Debt $z United States. 650 7 $a College costs. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00867748 650 7 $a College graduates $x Finance, Personal. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00867836 650 7 $a Debt. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00888768 650 7 $a Student loans. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01431545 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 776 08 $i Online version: $a Kirsch, Daniel (Daniel T.), author. $t Sold my soul for a student loan $d Santa Barbara, CA : Praeger, [2019] $z 9781440850721 $w (DLC) 2019000783 941 $a 1 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20190726011835.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C7EE1890AF6A11E9816CD31097128E48 994 $a C0 $b JIDInitiate Another SILO Locator Search