Reflections on the University of California [[electronic resource] ] : from the free speech movement to the global university / / Neil J. Smelser

• Autore: Smelser Neil J
• Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (389 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.794/67
• Soggetto topico: Universities and colleges - California - History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: These 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Reflections on the University of California
• ISBN: 1-282-55625-8; 9786612556258; 0-520-94600-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455570103321
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