Empires of Ideas : Creating the Modern University from Germany to America to China / William C. Kirby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kirby, William C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Universities and colleges--Germany--History.

Universities and colleges.

Universities and colleges--United States--History.

Universities and colleges--China--History.

Education, Higher--Germany--History.

Education, Higher.

Education, Higher--United States--German influences.

Education, Higher--China--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 492 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2022.

Summary:

The United States is the global leader in higher education, but this was not always the case and may not remain so. William Kirby examines sources of--and threats to--US higher education supremacy and charts the rise of Chinese competitors. Yet Chinese institutions also face problems, including a state that challenges the commitment to free inquiry.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Introduction: The “World-Class” University

1 The University in Germany: A Historical Introduction

2 The Modern Original: the University of Berlin

3 Truth, Justice, and Freedom in a Cold War World: Free University of Berlin

4 The Rise and Challenges of American Research Universities

5 Rising through Change and through Storm: Harvard University

6 Public Mission, Private Funding: The University of California, Berkeley

7 Outrageous Ambitions: Duke University

8 A Chinese Century? ¡e Revival and Rise of Chinese Universities

9 From Preparatory Academy to National Flagship: Tsinghua University

10 The Burden of History: Nanjing University

11 Asia’s Global University? ¡e University of Hong Kong

Conclusion: Lessons and Prospects

Notes

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Kirby, William C. Empires of Ideas

ISBN:

9780674275645

9780674275652

OCLC:

1335598859