03758nam 2200901Ia 450 991078086420332120230501234146.01-282-55625-897866125562580-520-94600-610.1525/9780520946002(CKB)2520000000006958(EBL)837322(OCoLC)613205925(SSID)ssj0000426858(PQKBManifestationID)11290101(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000426858(PQKBWorkID)10390179(PQKB)10349498(MiAaPQ)EBC837322(MdBmJHUP)muse30465(DE-B1597)518922(DE-B1597)9780520946002(Au-PeEL)EBL837322(CaPaEBR)ebr10367583(CaONFJC)MIL255625(EXLCZ)99252000000000695820090814d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierReflections on the University of California from the free speech movement to the global university /Neil J. SmelserBerkeley University of California Pressc20101 online resource (389 pages)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-26096-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter --Contents --Introduction --PART ONE. Conflict and Adaptation --PART TWO. Diversity, Affirmative Action, and the Culture Wars --PART THREE. Governance and Coordination --PART FOUR. Marrying Analysis and Action --IndexThese invaluable essays offer an insider's perspective on three decades at a major American university during a time of political turmoil. Neil J. Smelser, who spent thirty-six years as a professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, sheds new light on a full range of the issues that dominated virtually all institutions of higher learning during the second half of the twentieth century. Smelser considers student activism-in particular the Free Speech Movement at Berkeley-political surprises, affirmative action, multiculturalism and the culture wars, and much more. As one of the leading sociologists of his generation, Smelser is uniquely qualified to convey and analyze the complexities of administrating a first-rate and very large university as it encounters a highly politicized environment.Universities and collegesCaliforniaHistory20th century.affirmative action.american universities.berkeley.california.culture wars.education.essays.free speech movement.generational.global universities.higher learning.insider perspective.large universities.multiculturalism.nonfiction.political activists.political turmoil.political.politicized environment.professor of sociology.sociologists.student activism.students and teachers.united states.university of california.Universities and collegesHistory.378.794/67Smelser Neil J89308MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780864203321Reflections on the University of California3735333UNINA