Universities and Their Cities Urban Higher Education in America / Steven J. Diner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Diner, Steven J., 1944- author.

Language:

English

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (170 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2017

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017.

Summary:

Ultimately, this book is a considered and long overdue look at the symbiotic impact of these two great American institutions: the city and the university.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. The Collegiate Ideal and Nineteenth-Century Cities

2. Urban Reality, 1900-1945

3. Postwar Higher Education and the Needs of Cities, 1945-1963

4. Response to the Urban Crisis, 1964-1980

5. Government, Universities, and the Urban Crisis, 1964-1980

6. The Legacy of the Urban Crisis and the Ever-Changing City, 1981-2016

Conclusion. Change and Continuity

Notes

Bibliographic Essay

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4214-2242-5

OCLC:

982122257