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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824657803321

Autore

Lyman Richard W

Titolo

Stanford in turmoil : campus unrest, 1966-1972 / / Richard W. Lyman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Stanford General Books, c2009

ISBN

0-8047-7101-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (379 pages)

Disciplina

378.794/73

Soggetti

Student strikes - California - Stanford - History - 20th century

Student movements - California - Stanford - History - 20th century

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 (p. 213-226) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Sterling-Terman era -- Early Vietnam stirrings, Dean Allen's departure, David Harris's arrival, and Stanford's first sit-in -- How I became provost -- The stage is set -- The Martin Luther King Jr. crisis -- The first Old Union sit-in -- Classified research, SRI, and the coming of Ken Pitzer -- AEL, Encina, and calling the police -- Ken Pitzer's departure -- My presidency begins, and the Franklin Case is initiated -- The Franklin Case and after -- Trying to make sense of the campus unrest.

Sommario/riassunto

A rare insider's look at Stanford's experience of dramatic political unrest during the late 1960's and early 1970's, during which time the author served as the university's vice president, provost, and then president.