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x, 316 pages ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Essays presented at a conference on the occasion of the centennial of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at New York University in 1986-1987. |
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Essays presented at a conference on the occasion of the centennial of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at New York University in 1986- 1987. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Medieval origins: Universities and cities in medieval Italy / J.K. Hyde -- Parisius-paradisus: the city, its schools, and the origins of the University of Paris / Stephen C. Ferruolo -- pt. 2. Early modern revitalization: Renaissance Florence: Who needs a university? / Gene Brucker -- Civic humanism and scientific scholarship at Leiden / Anthony Grafton -- Geneva Academy in the eighteenth century: a Calvinist seminary or a civic university? / Michael Heyd -- Commerce and culture: Edinburgh, Edinburgh University, and the Scottish Enlightenment / Nicholas Phillipson -- pt. 3. Metropolitan university: London: a metropolitan university? / Sheldon Rothblatt -- Preparing for public life: the collegiate students at New York University, 1832-1881 / Louise L. Stevenson -- pt. 4. Modern university and the modern city: "To live for science": ideals and realities at the University of Berlin / Charles E. McClelland -- Science as vocation in Burckhardt's Basel / Carl E. Schorske -- University, the city, and the world: Chicago and the University of Chicago / Edward Shils -- Urban flights: the Institute of Social Research between Frankfurt and New York / Martin Jay -- Two NYUs and "the obligation of universities to the social order" in the Great Depression / David A. Hollinger -- Facing three ways: city and university in New York since World War II / Nathan Glazer. |
| Subject |
Urban universities and colleges -- History -- Congresses.
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Urban universities and colleges. |
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History. |
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City and town life -- History -- Congresses.
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City and town life. |
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Education, Medieval -- Congresses.
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Education, Medieval. |
| Indexed Term |
Universities, history |
| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Bender, Thomas.
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New York University. Graduate School of Arts and Science.
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| ISBN |
0195052730 alkaline paper |
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9780195052732 alkaline paper |
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0195067754 |
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9780195067750 |
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