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Autore |
Freeland Richard M. <1941-> |
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Titolo |
Academia's golden age : universities in Massachusetts, 1945-1970 / / Richard M. Freeland |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1992 |
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0-19-756008-3 |
1-280-44048-1 |
1-4237-2921-8 |
0-19-536372-8 |
1-60129-704-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (545 pages) |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Education, Higher - Massachusetts - Boston - History |
Universities and colleges - Massachusetts - Boston - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 1992. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 484-511) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; 1. Academic Development and Social Change: Higher Education in Massachusetts before 1945; 2. The World Transformed: A Golden Age for American Universities, 1945-1970; 3. Emergence of the Modern Research University: Harvard and M.I.T., 1945-1970; 4. Evolution of the College-centered University: Tufts and Brandeis, 1945-1970; 5. Transformation of the Urban University: Boston University, Boston College, and Northeastern, 1945-1972; 6. From State College to University System: The University of Massachusetts, 1945-1973; 7. The Institutional Complex and Academic Adaptation, 1945-1980; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Examining postwar developments in American higher education Richard Freeland looks closely at eight universities in the Boston area that exemplify all the major trends. |
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