Utopian Universities - A Global History of the New Campuses of the 1960s (Hardcover)

In a remarkable decade of public investment in higher education, some 200 new university campuses were established worldwide between 1961 and 1970. This volume offers a comparative and connective global history of these institutions, illustrating how their establishment, intellectual output and pedagogical experimentation sheds light on the social and cultural topography of the long 1960s. With an impressive geographic coverage - using case studies from Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia - the book explores how these universities have influenced academic disciplines and pioneered new types of teaching, architectural design and student experience. From educational reform in West Germany to the establishment of new institutions with progressive, interdisciplinary curricula in the Commonwealth, the illuminating case studies of this volume demonstrate how these universities shared in a common cause: the embodiment of 'utopian' ideals of living, learning and governance. At a time when the role of higher education is fiercely debated, Utopian Universities is a timely and considered intervention that offers a wide-ranging, historical dimension to contemporary predicaments.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2020
Editors:	Miles Taylor • Jill Pellew
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 36mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	424
ISBN-13:	978-1-350-13863-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Philosophy of education Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > History of engineering & technology Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Promotions
LSN:	1-350-13863-0
Barcode:	9781350138636

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!