The Lost Promise: American Universities in the 1960s - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226836768ISBN-10:226836762UPC:9780226836768Book Category:Education, HistoryBook Subcategory:History, Schools, United StatesBook Topic:Levels, 20th CenturySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 1.40 inchesWeight:2.0128Product ID:SC990MVQNV
The Lost Promise: American Universities in the 1960s
The Lost Promise is a magisterial examination of the turmoil that rocked American universities in the 1960s, with a unique focus on the complex roles played by professors as well as students. The 1950s through the early 1970s are widely seen as American academia's golden age, when universities--well-funded and viewed as essential for national security, economic growth, and social...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226836768ISBN-10:226836762UPC:9780226836768Book Category:Education, HistoryBook Subcategory:History, Schools, United StatesBook Topic:Levels, 20th CenturySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 1.40 inchesWeight:2.0128Product ID:SC990MVQNV
Ellen Schrecker is a retired professor of history at Yeshiva University and the author of numerous books, including No Ivory Tower: McCarthyism and the Universities, Many Are the Crimes: McCarthyism in America, and The Lost Soul of Higher Education: Corporatization, the Assault on Academic Freedom, and the End of the American University.
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