Wisdom's Workshop

The Rise of the Modern University

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James Axtell

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Hardback

Series:

The William G. Bowen Series

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When universities began in the Middle Ages, Pope Gregory IX described them as "wisdom's special workshop." He could not have foreseen how far these institutions would travel and develop. Tracing the eight-hundred-year evolution of the elite research university from its roots in medieval Europe to its remarkable incarnation today, Wisdom's Workshop

Author Biography:

James Axtell is the Kenan Professor of Humanities Emeritus at the College of William and Mary. His many books include The Pleasures of Academe, The Educational Legacy of Woodrow Wilson, and The Making of Princeton University (Princeton). Axtell was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2004.

Release date NZ

March 1st, 2016

Author

James Axtell

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

28 halftones.

Pages

416

Series

The William G. Bowen Series

Dimensions

152x235x41

ISBN-13

9780691149592

Product ID

23831265

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