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City of Intellect: The Uses and Abuses of the U... by Nicholas B. Dirks Hardback

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ISBN
1009394460
EAN
9781009394468
Date of Publication
2023-11-16
Release Title
City of Intellect: The Uses and Abuses of the University
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Nicholas B. Dirks
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Book Title
City of Intellect: The Uses and Abuses of the University

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
1009394460
ISBN-13
9781009394468
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20061946195

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
275 Pages
Publication Name
City of Intellect : the Uses and Abuses of the University
Language
English
Publication Year
2023
Subject
Educational Policy & Reform / General, General
Type
Textbook
Author
Nicholas B. Dirks
Subject Area
Education
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Length
8.8 in
Item Width
5.9 in

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LCCN
2023-040258
Reviews
'Dirks' lavish anecdotes about evolving from starry-eyed missionary seeking a utopia of the intellect to tough-love administrator are hugely compelling, and there is no book like it. From his uncomfortable place at the top of two of America's most prestigious universities (Columbia and Berkeley), he gives us a brilliant, questing, at times very vulnerable story of the moral calling of the 'city of intellect' and its oddly conservative defense of old disciplinary pathways. His argument is troubling, invigorating, and impossible to ignore. All in all, a captivating, blow-by-blow account of the university's inner circle.' Timothy Brennan, Professor of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature, University of Minnesota
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
370.19
Table Of Content
Preface; Introduction; Part I. A Personal History: 1. The Professor; 2. The Dean; 3. Chancellor tales; Part II. A History of the Future: 4. Genealogies of the university; 5. Ideas of the university; 6. The multiversity; 7. Reimagining the university; Afterword; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Index.
Synopsis
During his four years as the tenth Chancellor of Berkeley (2013-17), Nicholas B. Dirks was confronted by crises arguably more challenging than those faced by any other college administrator in the contemporary period. This thoughtfully candid book, emerging from deep reflection on his turbulent time in office, offers not just a gripping insider's account of the febrile politics of his time as Berkeley's leader, but also decades of nuanced reflection on the university's true meaning (at its best, to be an aspirational 'city of intellect'). Dirks wrestles with some of the most urgent questions with which educational leaders are presently having to engage: including topics such as free speech and campus safe spaces, the humanities' contested future, and the real cost and value of liberal arts learning. His visionary intervention - part autobiography, part practical manifesto - is a passionate cri de coeur for structural changes in higher education that are both significant and profound., This gripping account of university life puts a candid, personal perspective on clashes and crises around the true cost and value of higher education, the governance of public universities, free speech and academic freedom debates, the politicization of the college campus, and the future of the humanities and liberal arts.
LC Classification Number
LB45.D57 2023

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