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Author:   Liah Greenfeld ,  Marcel Herbst
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9781412842938

ISBN 10:   141284293
Pages:   238
Publication Date:   15 August 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments, Introduction, 1. Science in a Small Country, 2. Astrology and Science: A Renaissance Problem, 3. Social Framework of Early Theoretical Science, 4. Competition and Quality Orientation in the American, English, and German University Systems, 5. Organizational Behavior and Strategic Change of Public Research Institutions in Turbulent Scenarios, 6. Centers of Learning Reconsidered in the Japanese Context, 7. Th e Autonomy of Science after Modernity, 8. Th e Crucible of Human and Social Sciences: Nondisciplinary Approaches to Human Subjects and the Role of the Intellectual in Mid-Nineteenth-Century France, 9. American Universities and the Stagnation of Knowledge, 10. Th e Sustainability Movement in the American University, 11. The University and Public Education, 12. In Lieu of the Epilogue: Joseph, Ben-David in Photographs, Contributors, Index

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[T]he diverse subjects of the essays, the accessible language, and the international experience of the contributors makes it a worthwhile book for academic and educated popular readers with an interest in history or culture. </p> --<em>Book News</em></p>

-[T]he diverse subjects of the essays, the accessible language, and the international experience of the contributors makes it a worthwhile book for academic and educated popular readers with an interest in history or culture.- --Book News

<p> [T]he diverse subjects of the essays, the accessible language, and the international experience of the contributors makes it a worthwhile book for academic and educated popular readers with an interest in history or culture. <p> --Book News

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