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Empires of ideas : creating the modern university from Germany to America to China / William C. Kirby.

By: Kirby, William C [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2022.Description: xi,492 p.; 24cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780674737716 (hbk.).Subject(s): Universities and colleges -- Germany -- History | Universities and colleges -- United States -- History | Universities and colleges -- China -- History | Education, Higher -- Germany -- History | Education, Higher -- United States -- German influences | Education, Higher -- China -- HistoryDDC classification: 378.43 Online resources: Publisher's Description and Content Page
Contents:
Introduction: The "world-class" university -- The university in Germany: a historical introduction -- The modern original: the University of Berlin -- Truth, justice, and freedom in a Cold War world: the Free University of Berlin -- The rise and challenges of American research universities -- Rising through change and through storm: Harvard University -- Public mission, private funding: the University of California, Berkeley -- Outrageous ambitions: Duke University -- A Chinese century? The revival and rise of Chinese universities -- From preparatory academy to national flagship: Tsinghua University -- The burden of history: Nanjing university -- Asia's global university? The University of Hong Kong.
Summary: "The United States is the global leader in higher education, but this was not always the case and may not remain so. William Kirby examines sources of-and threats to-US higher education supremacy and charts the rise of Chinese competitors. Yet Chinese institutions also face problems, including a state that challenges the commitment to free inquiry"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: The "world-class" university -- The university in Germany: a historical introduction -- The modern original: the University of Berlin -- Truth, justice, and freedom in a Cold War world: the Free University of Berlin -- The rise and challenges of American research universities -- Rising through change and through storm: Harvard University -- Public mission, private funding: the University of California, Berkeley -- Outrageous ambitions: Duke University -- A Chinese century? The revival and rise of Chinese universities -- From preparatory academy to national flagship: Tsinghua University -- The burden of history: Nanjing university -- Asia's global university? The University of Hong Kong.

"The United States is the global leader in higher education, but this was not always the case and may not remain so. William Kirby examines sources of-and threats to-US higher education supremacy and charts the rise of Chinese competitors. Yet Chinese institutions also face problems, including a state that challenges the commitment to free inquiry"-- Provided by publisher.

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