The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind Thomas Jefferson's Idea of a University |
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| Author:
| O'Shaughnessy, Andrew J. |
| Prepared for Publication by:
| Morhaim, Howard |
| Foreword by:
| Ayers, Edward L. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-4648-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2021 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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Selected as a Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year 2021Offers a twin biography of Thomas Jefferson in retirement and of the University of Virginia in its earliest years. Andrew O'Shaughnessy reveals how Jefferson's vision anticipated the modern university and profoundly influenced the development of American higher education.
Selected as a Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year 2021Offers a twin biography of Thomas Jefferson in retirement and of the University of Virginia in its earliest years. Andrew O'Shaughnessy reveals how Jefferson's vision anticipated the modern university and profoundly influenced the development of American higher education.