Universities at war / Thomas Docherty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Docherty, Thomas, author.

Series:

SAGE Swifts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Aims and objectives.

Education, Higher.

Universities and colleges.

Education, Higher--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, 2015.

Summary:

An impassioned and controversial exploration of the future of the university. On one side are self-proclaimed modernisers who view the institution as vital to national economic success, its principles of private and personal enrichment necessary conditions of 'progress'. On the other side the university is about extending human possibilities and freedoms, seeking earnestly for social justice, and participating in democracy. This book analyses the former position, and argues for the necessity of taking sides with the latter.

Contents:

UNIVERSITIES AT WAR COVER; UNIVERSITIES AT WAR; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1: FORCE OR THE BODY POLITIC AND THE 'SOVEREIGNTY OF NATURE'; CHAPTER 2: DEBTS AND DUTIES OR OF TIME AND TRUST IN THE UNIVERSITY; CHAPTER 3: CITIZENS, DENIZENS AND COSMOPOLITANS; CHAPTER 4: OF GOVERNANCE AND GOVERNMENT; INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781473910621

1473910625

9781473910263

1473910269

9781473910614

1473910617

OCLC:

905527507