What are Universities for?

Informationen zum Autor Stefan Collini Klappentext Stefan Collini has become one of the most respected voices in public debates about universities and their place in modern society.He is a Professor of Intellectual History and English Literature at Cambridge University and Fellow of the British Academy, who frequently contributes to The Guardian , The London Review of Books , The Times Literary Supplement and The Nation. Reviewers of the recent, Common Reading: Critics, Historians,Publics (2008), described him as 'one of Britain's finest essaysists and writers.'Other works include Absent Minds: Intellectuals in Britain (2006), Public Moralists (1991), Matthew Arnold: a Critical Portrait (1994) and English Pasts: Essays in History and Culture (1999). Zusammenfassung Across the world, universities are more numerous than they have ever been, yet at the same time there is unprecedented confusion about their purpose and skepticism about their value. This title offers an argument for rethinking the way we see our universities, and why we need them.

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• Authors: Stefan Collini, Collini Stefan
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 23.02.2012
• EAN: 9781846144820
• ISBN: 978-1-84614-482-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 200 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, EDUCATION / Adult & Continuing Education, EDUCATION / Higher, Literary essays, universities, Moral and social purpose of education, Higher education, tertiary education, Moral & social purpose of education