The University and the City: From Medieval Origins to the Present
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Book
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ISBN 10
0195052730
ISBN 13
9780195052732
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Publication Year
1989
Publisher
Pages
328
Subject
Urban universities and colleges--History--Congresses. City and town life--History--Congresses. Education, Medieval--Congresses.
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Abstract
This book contains an innovative and important series of studies of the complex relations of major cities associated with key moments in the history of higher learning in the West. By exploring the interplay of university learning and civic culture over the centuries, Bender provides a novel
perspective on the history of both universities and cities. The theme is pursued in studies of Bologna, Paris, Florence, Leiden, Geneva, Edinburgh, London, Berlin, Frankfurt, Chicago, and New York by several distinguished scholars, including Gene Brucker, Carl Schorske, Edward Shils, Martin Jay, and Nathan Glazer.
perspective on the history of both universities and cities. The theme is pursued in studies of Bologna, Paris, Florence, Leiden, Geneva, Edinburgh, London, Berlin, Frankfurt, Chicago, and New York by several distinguished scholars, including Gene Brucker, Carl Schorske, Edward Shils, Martin Jay, and Nathan Glazer.
Biblio Notes
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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