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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798250303321

Autore

Nelson Stephen James <1947->

Titolo

The shape and shaping of the college and university in America : a lively experiment / / Stephen J. Nelson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4985-1557-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (342 p.)

Disciplina

378.73

Soggetti

Universities and colleges - United States - History

Education, Higher - United States - History

Education, Higher - Aims and objectives - United States - History

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

Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One: Religion in the Nation and the Academy; Chapter Two: The University; Chapter Three: Contentious Compatibility and the Common Good; Chapter Four: The Purpose of the College; Chapter Five: The Rise of the University; Chapter Six: Battles over Liberty, Academic Freedom, and Free Speech; Chapter Seven: The Disuniting of America and the University; Chapter Eight: The Contemporary Ideological World of the McCarthy Era to Present; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents the issues, controversies, and key players that formed and enabled the American college and university to endure as a critical institution of the nation and society.