The Making of The Australian National University: 1946-1996

by Stephen Foster and Margaret Varghese

The Australian National University has always been a university with a difference. Conceived in the mid-1940s to serve Australia's post-war needs for advanced research and postgraduate training, it quickly embraced the ideals and traditions of Oxford and Cambridge. Undergraduate teaching was introduced in 1960, following amalgamation with Canberra University College. The University continued to adapt to changes in Australian society, while retaining...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1921536624
• ISBN13: 9781921536625
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Anu Press
• Length: 478 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.2" x 10.3"