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The Making of Princeton University: From Woodrow Wilson to the Present
James Axtell
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Hardback. In 1902, Professor Woodrow Wilson took the helm of Princeton University, then a small denominational college. But Wilson had a blueprint for remaking the too-cozy college into an intellectual powerhouse. This book tells how the University adapted and updated Wilson's vision to transform itself into the prestigious institution. Num Pages: 688 pages, 35 halftones. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; HBT; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1142.
In 1902, Professor Woodrow Wilson took the helm of Princeton University, then a small denominational college with few academic pretensions. But Wilson had a blueprint for remaking the too-cozy college into an intellectual powerhouse. The Making of Princeton University tells, for the first time, the story of how the University adapted and updated Wilson's vision to transform itself into the prestigious institution it is today. James Axtell brings the methods and insights from his extensive work in ethnohistory to the collegiate realm, focusing especially on one of Princeton's most distinguished features: its unrivaled reputation for undergraduate education. Addressing admissions, the ... Read more
In 1902, Professor Woodrow Wilson took the helm of Princeton University, then a small denominational college with few academic pretensions. But Wilson had a blueprint for remaking the too-cozy college into an intellectual powerhouse. The Making of Princeton University tells, for the first time, the story of how the University adapted and updated Wilson's vision to transform itself into the prestigious institution it is today. James Axtell brings the methods and insights from his extensive work in ethnohistory to the collegiate realm, focusing especially on one of Princeton's most distinguished features: its unrivaled reputation for undergraduate education. Addressing admissions, the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
Number of Pages
688
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691126869
SKU
V9780691126869
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About James Axtell
James Axtell is Kenan Professor of Humanities at the College of William & Mary. A graduate of Yale and Cambridge universities, he is the author or editor of seventeen books, including the prize-winning "The Invasion Within: The Contest of Cultures in Colonial North America" and "The Pleasures of Academe: A Celebration & Defense of Higher Education". He was elected to ... Read more
Reviews for The Making of Princeton University: From Woodrow Wilson to the Present
Winner of the 2007 Honor Book Award, New Jersey Council for the Humanities "Do we really need another 600-plus pages about the University? The answer is yes
if the book in question is as good as this one is... [I]t's appeal transcends the alumni market. Besides being arguably the most readable account of Princeton ever written, this overview of college life ... Read more
if the book in question is as good as this one is... [I]t's appeal transcends the alumni market. Besides being arguably the most readable account of Princeton ever written, this overview of college life ... Read more