WITS A History of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and Its Precursors 1896-1939.

Examining the historical foundations, the struggle to establish a university in Johannesburg, and the progress of the University in the two decades prior to World War II, historian Bruce Murray captures the quality and texture of life in the early years of Wits University and the personalities who e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Murray, Bruce
Otros Autores: Breckenridge, Keith
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Johannesburg : Wits University Press, 2022.
Colección:Wits Press re/presents.
Temas:
University of the Witwatersrand > History.
University of the Witwatersrand.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half-title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Foreword to this edition
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Part I: Prelude to a University
  • 1. False Start: Milner, Beit, and Smuts
  • 2. From School of Mines to University
  • Part II: The New University
  • 3. A Turbulent Beginning
  • 4. Administration, Finance, and Buildings
  • 5. Arts and Science
  • 6. The Professional Faculties
  • Part III: Raikes: The First Decade
  • 7. Depression and Recovery
  • 8. Ascendancy of the Professions
  • Part IV: Students and Special Issues
  • 9. Questions of Discrimination
  • 10. Student Life
  • A Note on Sources
  • Index

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