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An accidental triumph : the improbable history of American higher education / Sol Gittleman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gittleman, Sol, 1934- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education, Higher--United States--History.
- Education, Higher.
- Universities and colleges--United States--History.
- Universities and colleges.
- Physical Description:
- 189 pages ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Ringoes, NJ : Vesto Books, [2023]
- Contents:
- A history like no other
- In the beginning: The first 200 years
- Transformation of sorts: 1860-1900
- Second best at best: 1900-1940
- National Socialism and the German universities, 1933-1945
- Taking us to the top of the mountain: A man named Bush
- The perfect storm
- Beyond belief: A refusal to accept the honor
- The future of higher education in America.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1959000047
- 9781959000044
- OCLC:
- 1376184613
- Publisher Number:
- 99995382485
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