The University and the City: From Medieval Origins to the Present
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Author Description
This book contains an innovative and important series of studies of the complex relations of major cities associated with key moments in the history of higher learning in the West. By exploring the interplay of university learning and civic culture over the centuries, Bender provides a novel perspective on the history of both universities and cities. The theme is pursued in studies of Bologna, Paris, Florence, Leiden, Geneva, Edinburgh, London, Berlin, Frankfurt, Chicago, and New York by several distinguished scholars, including Gene Brucker, Carl Schorske, Edward Shils, Martin Jay, and Nathan Glazer.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This collection investigates the historical and functional interdependence between urban centers and the development of higher education institutions in the West. Thomas Bender, a prominent historian of urban culture, curates a series of essays that examine how the intellectual climate of universities and the civic environment of cities have mutually shaped one another across centuries. By utilizing a comparative historical framework, the contributors analyze how specific geographic and cultural contexts influenced the evolution of academic thought and institutional structure.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Historical case studies of major cities including Bologna, Paris, Florence, Leiden, Geneva, Edinburgh, London, Berlin, Frankfurt, Chicago, and New York.
- Analysis of the interplay between civic culture and university learning from the medieval period to the modern era.
- Scholarly contributions from distinguished historians and social scientists such as Gene Brucker, Carl Schorske, and Edward Shils.
- Examination of how institutional autonomy and urban integration have fluctuated throughout history.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this volume as a significant contribution to the intersection of urban history and the history of education. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the high caliber of the individual essays provided by the contributors.
Page Count:
328
Publication Date:
1989-01-19
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0195052730
ISBN-13:
9780195052732
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Urban Studies
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