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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810850803321

Autore

Graff Harvey J.

Titolo

Undisciplining knowledge : interdisciplinarity in the twentieth century / / Harvey J. Graff

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, Maryland : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4214-1746-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (343 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

378.00973

Soggetti

Interdisciplinary approach in education - United States - History

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

Universities and colleges - United States - Departments - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : the problem of interdisciplinarity in theory and practice over time -- Sciences of life and society in the making of the research university : genetic biology and sociology, 1890s-1920s -- Crossing and remaking boundaries : the humanities and communication, 1870s-1960s -- In search of unification for war and peace : social relations and operations research, 1930s-1960s -- Between mind and mentality : cognitive science and new histories, 1940s-1980s -- A material world and the making of lifeworlds : materials science and cultural studies, 1950s-1990s -- The past and future of interdisciplinarity : bioscience and literacy studies.