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Volume XXI/2 of History of Universities contains the customary mix of learned articles, book reviews, conference reports, and bibliographical information, which makes this publication such an indispensable tool for the historian of higher education. Its contributions range widely geographically, chronologically, and in subject-matter. The volume is, as always, a lively combination of original research and invaluable reference material.

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Author:   Mordechai Feingold (Professor of History, California Institute of Technology)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.10cm
Weight:   0.532kg
ISBN:  

9780199206858

ISBN 10:   0199206856
Pages:   340
Publication Date:   12 October 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Articles Dirk van Miert: The Long Life of the Humanist Tradition: The Amsterdam Illustre in the Golden Age John C. Powers: Chemistry Enters the University: Herman Boerhaave and the Reform of the Chemical Arts David A. Reid: Science for Polite Society: British Dissent and the Teaching of Natural Philosophy in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries Michael C. Legaspi: Recovering the Third Culture: Johann David Michaelis and the Study of Hebrew Language and Civilization Francoise Waquet: Academic Homage and Intellectual Geneaology: Inaugural Lectures at the College de France (1949-2003) Review Essay Hartmut Rudiger Peter: Anatolij Evgen'evich Ivanov on Students in the Russian Empire Reviews Thierry Kouame, Le college de Dormans-Beauvais a la fin du Moyen Age. Strategies politiques et parcours individuels al'Universite de Paris (1370-1458) (Thomas Sullivan, OSB) Douwe D. Breimer, Jos Damen, Joseph S. Freedman, Marten Hofstede, Jet Katgert, Trudi Noordermeer, & Olga Weijers. Hora Est! On Dissertations (Sara Brook) Colin A. McLaren. Aberdden students, 1600-1860 (Robert N. Smart) Hanspeter Marti and Detlef Doering (eds.) Die Universitat Leipzig und ihr gelehrtes Umfeld 1680-1780 (William Clark)

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