1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910797611503321

Autore

Pietsch Tamson <1978->

Titolo

Empire of scholars : universities, networks and the British academic world, 1850-1939 / / Tamson Pietsch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2013

ISBN

1-78499-176-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

Studies in imperialism

Disciplina

370

Soggetti

Education, Higher - Great Britain - Colonies - History

Universities and colleges - Great Britain - Colonies - History

Universities and colleges - Great Britain - History

Education, Higher - Great Britain - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; General editor's introduction; Preface and acknowledgements; Note on terminology; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I Foundations: 1802-80; 1 Building institutions:localising 'universal' learning; Part II Connections: 1880-1914; 2 Forging links abroad:books, travelling scholarships, leave of absence; 3 Making appointments:access, exclusion and personalised trust; 4 Institutional association: mutual recognition and imperial organisation; Part III Networks: 1900-39; 5 Academic traffic:people, objects, information, ideas; 6 The Great War: mobilising colonial knowledge and connections

7 After the peace:the Universities' Bureau and the expansive nationPart IV Erosions, 1919-60s; 8 Alternative ties:national and international forces; Conclusion; Appendix A Foundation dates of universities and colleges established in Britain and the Empire before the Second World War; Appendix B Timeline of institutions granted 'affiliated'status at the University of Oxford; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

At the start of the twenty-first century we are acutely conscious that universities operate within an entangled world of international scholarly connection. Empire of scholars examines the networks that linked academics across the colonial world in the age of 'Victorian' globalization. Stretching across the globe, these networks helped map



the boundaries of an expansive but exclusionary 'British academic world' that extended beyond the borders of the British Isles. Drawing on extensive archival research conducted in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, this book remaps the intellectual geographies of Britain and its empire. In doing so, it provides a new context for writing the history of ideas and offers a critical analysis of the connections that helped fashion the global world of universities today.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910132209703321

Autore

Jun Nathan J. <1979->

Titolo

Anarchism and political modernity / / Nathan Jun

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Continuum, , 2012

ISBN

9781441166869

1441166866

9781501306785

1501306782

9781441166401

1441166408

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 269 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Contemporary anarchist studies

Disciplina

320.5/7

Soggetti

Anarchism - History

Anarchism - Philosophy

Political science - Philosophy - History

Postmodernism

Poststructuralism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. On Politics -- 2. On political philosophy -- 3. Liberalism -- 4. Socialism -- 5. Anarchism -- 6. Political postmodernity.

Sommario/riassunto

“This book stands out among works of the emerging new generation of anarchist theorists. Unlike much of the trendy “post-anarchism,” it is



firmly grounded in political philosophy and the history of anarchist thought. Jun shows that ideas often seen as bold new “post-modern” innovations above all, the critique of representation are in fact deeply rooted in the anarchist tradition. He debunks the equation of classical anarchist theory with the weakest aspects of modernism and shows anarchism to be a powerful radical tradition that goes beyond the limits of conventional liberalism and socialism. Jun presents strong evidence that anarchism is now becoming most the promising theoretical alternative within the dissident academy.” John P. Clark, Gregory Curtin Distinguished Professor of Humane Studies and the Professions and Professor of Philosophy, Loyola University.