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Author:

Gelber, Scott M.

Title:

The university and the people : envisioning American higher education in an era of populist protest / Scott M. Gelber.

Publisher:

University of Wisconsin Press,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

ix, 268 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Public universities and colleges--United States--History--19th century.
State universities and colleges--United States--History--19th century.
Populism--United States--History--19th century.
Populist Party.
Geschichte 1820-1900.
Basisdemokratie.
Egalitarismus.
Öffentliche Hochschule.
USA.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Preludes to populism: anti-elitism and higher education, 1820-1885 -- Scaling the gilded halls of the university: populism and campus politics -- The greatest good for the greatest number: populism and academic access -- Looking forward: populism and economic access -- Producers and parasites: the populist vision of college curriculum -- The tastes of the multitude: populism, expertise, and academic freedom -- Watchdogs of the treasury: populism and public funding for higher education.

Series:

Studies in American thought and culture

ISBN:

0299284638 (e-book)
9780299284633 (e-book)
0299284646 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780299284640 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)711642396

LCCN:

2011011569

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)