The University & Urban Revival: Out of the Ivory Tower and Into the Streets - Hardcover
by Judith Rodin
$43.99
$44.95
-2%Quantity
01
Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with
Availability:In StockContributor:Judith RodinSeries:City in the Twenty-First CenturyPublish date:2007-08-21Pages:232
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pennsylvania PressISBN-13:9780812240221ISBN-10:812240227UPC:9780812240221Book Category:Architecture, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Urban & Land Use Planning, SociologySize:9.10 x 6.20 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SCNG0BHXJK
The University & Urban Revival: Out of the Ivory Tower and Into the Streets
In the last quarter of the twentieth century, urban colleges and universities found themselves enveloped by the poverty, crime, and physical decline that afflicted American cities. Some institutions turned inward, trying to insulate themselves rather than address the problems in their own backyards. Others attempted to develop better community relations, though changes were hard to sustain....
Series: City in the Twenty-First Century
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pennsylvania PressISBN-13:9780812240221ISBN-10:812240227UPC:9780812240221Book Category:Architecture, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Urban & Land Use Planning, SociologySize:9.10 x 6.20 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SCNG0BHXJK
Judith Rodin became President of the Rockefeller Foundation in 2005. She is President Emerita of the University of Pennsylvania and previously served as provost of Yale University. She has coauthored many books and was the coeditor (with Stephen P. Steinberg) of Public Discourse in America: Conversation and Community in the Twenty-First Century, also available from the University of Pennsylvania...
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Contributor(s)
Author
Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Returns accepted within 30 days of purchase.