The modern university and its discontents

Description

This series of interlinked essays takes the form of historical 'voyages' around the Victorian intellectual John Henry Newman, and Newman's classic work The idea of a university, as well as changes in the structure and culture of universities occurring in Newman's lifetime. The voyages connect nineteenth- and twentieth-century university history, mainly in Britain and the United States but with side excursions to continental Europe. Among the many important topics discussed are the history of student communities in Oxford and Cambridge, the growth of a modern examinations culture, university architecture and the use of space in connection with educational ideals, urbanism and universities, and the competition of states, markets and academic guilds for the control of universities and the right to define the missions of university professors.

First Sentence

The subject of this chapter is the history of the 'idea of a university', or rather, it is the history of the idea that university derives its identity from an idea.

Excerpt

The subject of this chapter is the history of the 'idea of a university', or rather, it is the history of the idea that university derives its identity from an idea.

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Other Editions

• The modern university and its discontents: the fate of Newman's legacies in Britain and AmericaCambridge University Press1997-01-01
• Modern University and Its DiscontentsCambridge University Press1997-01-01
• The Modern University and its DiscontentsPaperbackCambridge University Press2006-03-20
• Modern University and Its DiscontentsCambridge University Press2009-01-01
• Modern University and Its DiscontentsCambridge University Press2011-01-01