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The higher learning in America : a memorandum on the conduct of universities by business men / Thorstein Veblen ; edited with an introduction and notes by Richard F. Teichgraeber, III.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Veblen, Thorstein, 1857-1929, author.
Contributor:
Teichgraeber, Richard F., editor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Education, Higher.
Universities and colleges--United States.
Universities and colleges.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (261 p.)
Edition:
Annotated edition.
Place of Publication:
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2015]
Language Note:
English
Contents:
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Editor's Note""; ""Suggested Readings""; ""Thorstein Veblen Chronology""; ""Introduction""; ""Veblen in Historical Context""; ""The Composition of The Higher Learning in America""; ""The Professors' Literature of Protest""; ""Veblen and the Professors' Literature of Protest""; ""What Set Veblen Apart? Why Read Veblen Today?""; ""THE HIGHER LEARNING IN AMERICA: A Memorandum on the Conduct of Universities by Business Men""; ""Preface""; ""I. Introductory""; ""II. The Governing Boards""; ""III. The Academic Administration and Policy""
""IV. Academic Prestige and the Material Equipment""""V. The Academic Personnel""; ""VI. The Portion of the Scientist""; ""VII. Vocational Training""; ""VIII. Summary and Trial Balance""; ""Index"";
Notes:
Includes index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
1-4214-1679-4
OCLC:
908146232

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