Reflections on the University of California : from the free speech movement to the global university / Neil J. Smelser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smelser, Neil J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

University of California, Berkeley--History.

University of California, Berkeley.

Universities and colleges--California--History.

Universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (389 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

These invaluable essays offer an insider's perspective on three decades at a major American university during a time of political turmoil. Neil J. Smelser, who spent thirty-six years as a professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, sheds new light on a full range of the issues that dominated virtually all institutions of higher learning during the second half of the twentieth century. Smelser considers student activism-in particular the Free Speech Movement at Berkeley-political surprises, affirmative action, multiculturalism and the culture wars, and much more. As one of the leading sociologists of his generation, Smelser is uniquely qualified to convey and analyze the complexities of administrating a first-rate and very large university as it encounters a highly politicized environment.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

PART ONE. Conflict and Adaptation

PART TWO. Diversity, Affirmative Action, and the Culture Wars

PART THREE. Governance and Coordination

PART FOUR. Marrying Analysis and Action

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612556258

9781282556256

1282556258

9780520946002

0520946006

OCLC:

613205925