The Modern University and Its Discontents The Fate of Newman's Legacies in Britain and America |
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| Author:
| Rothblatt, Sheldon |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-58294-3 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2009 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | AUD $200.00 |
Book Description:
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This is a study of how the internal culture of British and American universities has been shaped over the course of two centuries in relation to such external factors as government, the economy, society and culture. John Henry Newman's classic work The Idea of a University provides entry and exit points for this study of the modern university.
This is a study of how the internal culture of British and American universities has been shaped over the course of two centuries in relation to such external factors as government, the economy, society and culture. John Henry Newman's classic work The Idea of a University provides entry and exit points for this study of the modern university.