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Berlin, the mother of all research universities : 1860-1918

Summary: This authoritative study analyzes the development of the modern research university through the original "new model" institution at the University of Berlin. It examines the circumstances of its rise, the scope of its influence, and the challenges that will face university systems based on this model in the twenty-first century.

Record details

ISBN: 149854021X
ISBN: 9781498540216
Physical Description: 1 online resource
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Publisher: Lanham : Lexington, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	From the ashes of defeat to the needs of a new empire -- "The intellectual bodyguard" : the professors of Friedrich Wilhelm University -- State and university: finance, control and academic freedom -- The structural model "modern research university" in national and international comparison -- Students' relationships to professors, finances, and the social order -- Minorities, women, privilege, and subculture -- The public sphere and political culture -- The university in public opinion, issues and movements of the day -- The university and World War I : preparing, fighting, and struggling to recover -- A tarnished model among world adaptors.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.