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The American College and University: A History
Frederick Rudolph
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Description for The American College and University: A History
Paperback. Examines developments in American higher education from the colonial era through the mid-20th century in their social, economic and political context. Topics discussed include the financing of institutions, the curriculum, education of women and blacks, college athletics and student life. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 640.
First published in 1962, Frederick Rudolph's groundbreaking study, The American College and University, remains one of the most useful and significant works on the history of higher education in America. Bridging the chasm between educational and social history, this book was one of the first to examine developments in higher education in the context of the social, economic, and political forces that were shaping the nation at large.
Surveying higher education from the colonial era through the mid-twentieth century, Rudolph explores a multitude of issues from the financing of institutions and the development of curriculum to the education of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
616
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820312842
SKU
V9780820312842
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About Frederick Rudolph
FREDERICK RUDOLPH (1920-2013) was Mark Hopkins Professor of History Emeritus at Williams College, where he was chair of the American Studies Program from 1971 to 1980.
Reviews for The American College and University: A History
A tour de force . . . The general reader as well as the historian of education will find in it the interesting story of America's academic life, told with truth and originality An excellent book . . . easy to read and always interesting. A carefully documented, well-indexed, and, to cap it, entertaining work leaving little doubt that the ... Read more