The University of Chicago : a history /

One of the most influential institutions of higher learning in the world, the University of Chicago has a powerful and distinct identity, and its name is synonymous with intellectual rigor. With nearly 170,000 alumni living and working in more than 150 countries, its impact is far-reaching and long-...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Boyer, John W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Harper, William Rainey, > 1856-1906.
Hutchins, Robert Maynard, > 1899-1977.
University of Chicago > History.
University of Chicago (1857-1886) > History.
University of Chicago.
University of Chicago (1857-1886)
Universities and colleges > Illinois > Chicago > History.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Universities and colleges.
Universitet > historia.
Illinois > Chicago.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Two Universities of Chicago, 1857-1892
  • William Rainey Harper and the establishment of the new University, 1892-1906
  • Stabilization and renewal, 1906-1929
  • One man's revolution: Robert Maynard Hutchins, 1929-1951
  • The age of survival, 1951-1977
  • The contemporary University, 1978 to the present.

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