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"The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind: Thomas Jefferson's Idea of a University is an accounting of Jefferson creating the University of Virginia. Using a biographical approach, this book shows that his vision did much to anticipate the modern university and that it was influential in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: O'Shaughnessy, Andrew Jackson (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2021.
Colección:mrj / YBP CIP upgrade
Temas:
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826.
University of Virginia > History.
University of Virginia.
1800-1899
Public universities and colleges > Virginia > History > 19th century.
Education, Higher > United States > History > 19th century.
Universités publiques > Virginie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Public universities and colleges.
Education, Higher.
Virginia.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind: Thomas Jefferson's Idea of a University is an accounting of Jefferson creating the University of Virginia. Using a biographical approach, this book shows that his vision did much to anticipate the modern university and that it was influential in the development of American higher education. Furthermore, the university distinguishes Jefferson as an advocate of a public education system"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource : color illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813946498
0813946492

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