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OverviewResearching and writing its history has always been one of the tasks of the university, particularly on the occasion of anniversary celebrations. Through case studies of Prague (1848, 1948), Oslo (1911), Cluj (from 1919), Leipzig (2009) and Trondheim (2010), this book shows the continuity of the close relationship between jubilees and university historiography and the impact of this interaction on the jubilee publications and academic heritage. Up to today, historians are faced with the challenge of finding a balance between an engaged, celebratory approach and a more distant, academically critical one. In its third part, the book aims to go beyond the jubilee and presents three other ways of writing university history, by focusing on the university as an educational institution. Contributors are: Thomas Brandt, Pieter Dhondt, Marek Durcansky, Jonas Floeter, Jorunn Sem Fure, Trude Maurer, Emmanuelle Picard, Ana-Maria Stan and Johan OEstling. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Pieter DhondtPublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Volume: 13 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9789004216969ISBN 10: 9004216960 Pages: 255 Publication Date: 28 October 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsUniversities are really fond of birthday parties [...] But why should historians get involved? Or even feel concerned? Is there more to expect from those celebrations than magnificent but Whiggish volumes, full of idealized remembrances and clever branding? Such are the issues at stake in this original and enlightening collection of essays edited by Pieter Dhondt.[...] In his brilliant historiographical introduction, Pieter Dhondt shows how the traditional jubilee history became more than a weapon of propaganda, with the emergence of university history as a scientific field in its own right, broadening its geographical, thematic and chronological horizons - even if this emancipation is still largely in statu nascendi. [...] their book is rewarding and useful: let us hope it paves the way to an even more independent but fully integrated university history. Pierre Verschueren (2016). The British Journal for the History of Science, 49, p. 151-152. doi:10.1017/S0007087416000273 Universities are really fond of birthday parties [...] But why should historians get involved? Or even feel concerned? Is there more to expect from those celebrations than magnificent but Whiggish volumes, full of idealized remembrances and clever branding? Such are the issues at stake in this original and enlightening collection of essays edited by Pieter Dhondt.[...] In his brilliant historiographical introduction, Pieter Dhondt shows how the traditional jubilee history became more than a weapon of propaganda, with the emergence of university history as a scientific field in its own right, broadening its geographical, thematic and chronological horizons - even if this emancipation is still largely in statu nascendi. [...] their book is rewarding and useful: let us hope it paves the way to an even more independent but fully integrated university history. Pierre Verschueren (2016). The British Journal for the History of Science, 49, p. 151-152. doi:10.1017/S0007087416000273 Author InformationPieter Dhondt (1976), Ph.D. in History, K.U.Leuven, is Senior Lecturer in general history at the University of Eastern Finland. Among his recent books: Un double compromis. Enjeux et debats relatifs a l'enseignement universitaire en Belgique au XIXe siecle (Academia Press 2011) and as editor National, Nordic or European? Nineteenth-Century University Jubilees and Nordic Cooperation (Brill 2011). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |