A Free and Ordered Space: The Real World of the University

by A. Bartlett Giamatti

Book Overview

President of Yale University from 1978 to 1986, A. Bartlett Giamatti was one of the voices who, in his own words, "repositioned the academy in a changed world". In these essays he defines the essence of liberal education and sets forth his commitment to an education that "will constantly test rather than impose the values it cherishes".

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393306712
• ISBN13: 9780393306712
• Release Date: May 1990
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"