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For the common good : principles of American academic freedom / Matthew W. Finkin and Robert C. Post.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Finkin, Matthew W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Academic freedom--United States.
- Academic freedom.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (272 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book offers a concise explanation of the history and meaning of American academic freedom, and it attempts to intervene in contemporary debates by clarifying the fundamental functions and purposes of academic freedom in America.--From publisher description.
- Contents:
- The historical origins of the concept of academic freedom
- The 1915 Declaration and the American concept of academic freedom
- Freedom of research and publication
- Freedom of teaching
- Freedom of intramural expression
- Freedom of extramural expression.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-241) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-43742-9
- 9786612437427
- 0-300-15554-9
- OCLC:
- 666900504
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