Humboldt and the Modern German University : an Intellectual History.

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Author / Creator:	Östling, Johan, author.
Imprint:	Manchester : Manchester University Press, June 2018 ; Cary : Oxford University Press, Incorporated [distributor]
Description:	1 online resource (312 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Lund University Press
Subject:	Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Universities and colleges -- Germany -- History. Education, Higher -- Germany -- History. Education -- Aims and objectives -- Germany. Education -- Aims and objectives. Education, Higher. Universities and colleges. Germany. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12590117

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ISBN:	9789198376814 9198376810 9789198376821 9198376829
Summary:	Annotation This book is about the idea of the university in modern Germany. Its primary focus is how the Humboldtian tradition was transformed and how it gave direction to debates around higher education. By combining approaches from intellectual history, conceptual history and the history of knowledge, the study investigates the ways in which Humboldt's ideas have been appropriated for various purposes in different historical contexts and epochs. Ultimately, it shows that Humboldt's ideals are not timeless - they are historical phenomena and have always been determined by the predicaments and issues of the day. Nevertheless, many of the key concepts and fundamental ideas have endured throughout the twentieth century, though they have been interpreted in different ways.
Target Audience:	Scholarly & Professional Manchester University Press.
Standard no.:	9789198376814

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