The Great American University: Its Rise to Preeminence, Its Indispensable National Role, Why It Must Be Protected

by Jonathan R. Cole and R. Cole Jonathan

Book Overview

Although America's universities have become the envy of the world for their creative energy and their production of transformative knowledge, few understand how and why they have become preeminent. This groundbreaking book traces the origins and the evolution of our great universities. It shows how they grew out of sleepy colleges at the turn of the twentieth century into powerful institutions that continue to generate new industries and advance our...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1610390970
• ISBN13: 9781610390972
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"