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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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Auteur principal: O'Shaughnessy, Andrew Jackson (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, [2021]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826.
University of Virginia.
University of Virginia > History.
Public universities and colleges.
Education, Higher.
Education, Higher > United States > History > 19th century.
Public universities and colleges > Virginia > History > 19th century.
Virginia.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:"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"--
Description matérielle:1 online resource (368 pages).
ISBN:9780813946498

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