Creating the Cold War university : the transformation of Stanford /

The "cold war university" is the academic component of the military-industrial-academic complex, and its archetype, according to Rebecca Lowen, is Stanford University. Her book challenges the conventional wisdom that the post-World War II "multiversity" was the creation of milita...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lowen, Rebecca S., 1959-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1997.
Temas:
Stanford University > History > 20th century.
Stanford University
1900-1999
Universities and colleges > California > Sociological aspects > Case studies.
Universities and colleges > Research > Political aspects > California > Case studies.
Universities and colleges > Research > Economic aspects > California > Case studies.
Recherche universitaire > Aspect politique > Californie > Études de cas.
Recherche universitaire > Aspect économique > Californie > Études de cas.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Universities and colleges > Sociological aspects
Stanford University.
California
Verenigde Staten.
Case studies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The thirties
  • Stanford goes to war
  • Eroding departmental autonomy
  • "Exploiting a wonderful opportunity"
  • A "win-win-win" relationship
  • Building steeples of excellence
  • Private foundations and the "behavioral revolution"
  • The undergraduates.

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