Empires of ideas

• Verfasst von: Kirby, William C. [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Empires of ideas
• Titelzusatz: creating the modern university from Germany to America to China
• Verf.angabe: William C. Kirby
• Verlagsort: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England
• Verlag: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
• E-Jahr: 2022
• Jahr: [2022]
• Umfang: xi, 492 Seiten
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 978-0-674-73771-6
• Schlagwörter: (g)Deutschland / (g)USA / (g)China / (s)Universität / (s)Hochschulunterricht / (z)Geschichte
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Kirby, William C., 1950 - : Empires of ideas. - Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2022. - 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 492 Seiten)
• K10plus-PPN: 1779890540

Abstract

Introduction: The "world-class" university -- The university in Germany: a historical introduction -- The modern original: the University of Berlin -- Truth, justice, and freedom in a Cold War world: the Free University of Berlin -- The rise and challenges of American research universities -- Rising through change and through storm: Harvard University -- Public mission, private funding: the University of California, Berkeley -- Outrageous ambitions: Duke University -- A Chinese century? The revival and rise of Chinese universities -- From preparatory academy to national flagship: Tsinghua University -- The burden of history: Nanjing university -- Asia's global university? The University of Hong Kong.

Abstract

"The United States is the global leader in higher education, but this was not always the case and may not remain so. William Kirby examines sources of-and threats to-US higher education supremacy and charts the rise of Chinese competitors. Yet Chinese institutions also face problems, including a state that challenges the commitment to free inquiry"--