A World History of Higher Education Exchange: The Legacy of American Scholarship

by Teresa Brawner Bevis

Book Overview

This book examines the origins of higher learning, and then traces education exchange to the aftermath of World War II, when the United States was internationally recognized as the epicenter of critical thinking and scientific discovery. As centers of learning arose in the ancient world, the gathering of students they drew invariably included "foreigners"--those not native to the immediate local area. Then as now, inquisitive minds compelled...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030124339
• ISBN13: 9783030124335
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"