The University of Chicago : a history / John W. Boyer.

By:

Boyer, John W [author.]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: Spanish Publication details: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2015.Description: 676 p., 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780226242514 (cloth : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

378.773 23

LOC classification:

LD 928 B791u 2015

Contents:

Two Universities of Chicago, 1857-1892 -- William Rainey Harper and the establishment of the new University, 1892-1906 -- Stabilization and renewal, 1906-1929 -- One man's revolution: Robert Maynard Hutchins, 1929-1951 -- The age of survival, 1951-1977 -- The contemporary University, 1978 to the present.

Summary: One of the most influential institutions of higher learning in the world, the University of Chicago has a powerful and distinct identity, and its name is synonymous with intellectual rigour. John W. Boyer presents a fascinating narrative of a legendary academic community, one that brings to light the nature of its academic culture and curricula, the experience of its students, its engagement with Chicago's civic community, and the conditions that have enabled the University to survive and sustain itself through decades of change.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

One of the most influential institutions of higher learning in the world, the University of Chicago has a powerful and distinct identity, and its name is synonymous with intellectual rigour. John W. Boyer presents a fascinating narrative of a legendary academic community, one that brings to light the nature of its academic culture and curricula, the experience of its students, its engagement with Chicago's civic community, and the conditions that have enabled the University to survive and sustain itself through decades of change.

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