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Becoming Penn - The Pragmatic American University, 195-2 (Hardcover)
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Becoming Penn - The Pragmatic American University, 195-2 (Hardcover)
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Total price: R1,565
Discovery Miles: 15 650
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The second half of the twentieth century saw the University of
Pennsylvania grow in size as well as in stature. On its way to
becoming one of the world's most celebrated research universities,
Penn exemplified the role of urban renewal in the postwar
redevelopment and expansion of urban universities, and the
indispensable part these institutions played in the remaking of
American cities. Yet urban renewal is only one aspect of this
history. Drawing from Philadelphia's extensive archives as well as
the University's own historical records and publications, John L.
Puckett and Mark Frazier Lloyd examine Penn's rise to eminence amid
the social, moral, and economic forces that transformed major
public and private institutions across the nation. Becoming Penn
recounts the shared history of university politics and urban policy
as the campus grappled with twentieth-century racial tensions,
gender inequality, labor conflicts, and economic retrenchment.
Examining key policies and initiatives of the administrations led
by presidents Gaylord Harnwell, Martin Meyerson, Sheldon Hackney,
and Judith Rodin, Puckett and Lloyd revisit the actors,
organizations, and controversies that shaped campus life in this
turbulent era. Illustrated with archival photographs of the campus
and West Philadelphia neighborhood throughout the late twentieth
century, Becoming Penn provides a sweeping portrait of one
university's growth and impact within the broader social history of
American higher education.
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