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The Emergence of the American University
Laurence R. Veysey
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Paperback. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: JN. Dimension: 203 x 135. Weight in Grams: 618.
The American university of today is the product of a sudden, mainly unplanned period of development at the close of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth centuries. At that time the university, and with it a recognizably modern style of academic life, emerged to eclipse the older, religiously oriented college. Precedents, formal and informal, were then set which have affected the soul of professor, student, and academic administrator ever since.
What did the men living in this formative period want the American university to become? How did they differ in defining the ideal university? And why ... Read more
The American university of today is the product of a sudden, mainly unplanned period of development at the close of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth centuries. At that time the university, and with it a recognizably modern style of academic life, emerged to eclipse the older, religiously oriented college. Precedents, formal and informal, were then set which have affected the soul of professor, student, and academic administrator ever since.
What did the men living in this formative period want the American university to become? How did they differ in defining the ideal university? And why ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Publisher
Chicago University Press Chicago
Language
English
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
Number of Pages
520
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226854564
SKU
V9780226854564
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