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Author:
Dirks, Nicholas B., 1950- author.
Title:
City of intellect : the uses and abuses of the university / Nicholas B. Dirks, New York Academy of Sciences.
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press,
Copyright Date:
2024
Description:
xxix, 358 pages ; 23 cm
Subject:
Educational anthropology.
Anthropology and history.
Anthropological archives.
Education, Higher--United States--Philosophy.
Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--United States.
Universities and colleges--United States.
Higher education and state--United States.
Educational change--United States.
Anthropological archives
Anthropology and history
Education, Higher--Aims and objectives
Education, Higher--Philosophy
Educational anthropology
Educational change
Higher education and state
Universities and colleges
United States
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Part 1. A Personal History -- Part 2. A History of the Future.
Summary:
"This gripping account of university life puts a candid, personal perspective on clashes and crises around the true cost and value of higher education, the governance of public universities, free speech and academic freedom debates, the politicization of the college campus, and the future of the humanities and liberal arts"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1009394460
9781009394468
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1404447817
LCCN:
2023040258
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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